The benefits of sport on mental and physical health are countless, and the same applies to pregnant or breastfeeding women, as sport provides them with many benefits that start from facilitating the birth process and relieving the stress that they may experience in this difficult period. Dr. Rashad Haddad, a consultant gynecologist and obstetric surgeon in "Welnas by Design", confirms that sport is essential for pregnant and breastfeeding women, provided that they consult a doctor who determines the nature of exercises according to their condition, or it may prevent her from sports if the health of her pregnancy does not bear stress. He gave five instructions that must be taken into account when playing sports when pregnant during the month of Ramadan.
Drinking water
Water must be drunk a lot to prevent dehydration, because all the body’s functions need a watery medium, so exercise leads to an additional effort on all parts of the body and not only on the muscles. In addition to increasing the rate of sweating, which means that the amount of water in the body decreases, and therefore there is a concentration in the urine, and may lead to infections in pregnant women. Also, a pregnant woman needs an increase in water in the same proportion in which she gained weight, which may reach 40%.
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