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89: Exercise And Pregnancy: Why It's Important And How To Do It Safely

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The Physiological Impacts of Exercise During Pregnancy

The body changes alot during pregnancy. There's little change to the mother's size and body shape. But there are hormones that are going round the body, and one in particular called relaxing,. which can cause them to increase laxity or stretchiness. And you can get pain associated with that. Also, because of that growing baby, it's really important not to overheat during that first stage of pregnancy.

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