Can i play volleyball while pregnant

Becoming dehydrated is particularly dangerous while you are pregnant. Your chances of overheating increase when you play volleyball in humid conditions, such as beach volleyball. Based out of Houston, Texas, Michael Hutchins is a personal trainer who has been writing health and fitness-related articles since Exercises to Avoid When Pregnant. Safe Exercises for a Woman 35 Weeks Pregnant. Can Exercising Kill an Unborn Baby? Bike Riding During Early Pregnancy. You are welcome to continue browsing this site with this browser.

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Regular exercise also lowers your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. But while pregnant, you'll need to be more careful as well as avoid certain types of sport. Why do I need to be more careful? Medical conditions that may affect you playing sport Your maternity team may want to monitor your sport or advise you against participating, if you: have problems with your heart, lungs or liver have diabetes that is not well controlled have bone or joint problems have an infectious disease are obese or underweight have problems with your pregnancy or a previous pregnancy have anaemia are having a multiple birth e.

It's important for you to stay comfortable and to warm up before and cool down after your sport. Sports to avoid You should not play sports that: make you work very hard or become too hot could cause you to fall could hit your baby have lots of jumping or bouncing involve sudden changes in direction involve diving or high altitudes Sport and stages of pregnancy You may need to make some changes as your pregnancy advances.

First trimester weeks During this time, try not to overheat so as to protect both yourself and your baby: Avoid playing sport in high heat or humidity. I feel my core has weakened so much lately! Any thoughts?. I've been playing up until 28 weeks! I think as long as you're comfortable enough to play you still can.

I'm not serving overhand or jumping just because that's not comfortable for me anymore but its a rec league and we're just out for fun! I asked my doctor about it and he said it was ok and good to keep active! I saw go for it!

I am so relieved to read this. I am Brazilian and here most people and doctors are so conservative about exercises and pregnancy. I have been playing beach volleyball 5 days a week for 4 years.

I am not a professional at all but I love it and it makes me happy. I am now 6 weeks pregnant and my doctor was so so secure about letting me play and everyone else is telling me not to. I continued, because I thought it was a risk worth taking specially thinking of my mental health I didn't know what else to do. I am still so insecure though, if I jump just a little I can't stop thinking if I am doing anything bad. Today I reached out for a low ball falling on my knees, but soft, because of the sand and I felt bad as well.

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