Dancing while pregnant is a great cardiovascular activity throughout pregnancy. If you are used to dancing, continue dancing during pregnancy. Dance safely while respecting your limits and adapting certain movements, such as jumping, throughout your pregnancy. Today there are prenatal dance classes. Always ask your midwife or doctor for advice before practicing sport during pregnancy, and after childbirth.

Today, to dance while pregnant, there are prenatal dance classes. Whether it is prenatal oriental dance, very popular Zumba in the fitness room and recommended during pregnancy, dance to prepare for childbirth, or even meditative or “intuitive” dance, you can practice the dance of your choice during pregnancy. your entire pregnancy.

Do you know that aerobic dance can be practiced during pregnancy? It is a very good cardio-respiratory and muscular exercise that you can do alone at home with the help of a DVD, or in group classes in the fitness room. You just need to avoid jumps or impacts, and listen to your sensations.

Dancing is an ideal sport during pregnancy. In addition, you have the choice, the important thing is to respect your limits and to hydrate yourself well.

Dancing while pregnant throughout pregnancy has many benefits:

• it makes you happy;
• chases away stress and relaxes;
• strengthens the cardiovascular and cardio-respiratory systems;
• tones all the muscles of the body;
• helps regulate weight during pregnancy;
• helps to find the line after pregnancy;
• is an excellent preparation for childbirth;
• helps in better coordination, useful to avoid loss of balance with the growing belly;
• introduces baby to music.
• helps to feel good in this changing body.

You can dance when you are pregnant until the end of your pregnancy, as long as you can. Dance is a sport that can be practiced safely throughout pregnancy. If you feel less comfortable with certain movements, you can simply replace them.

Respect the level of intensity for the practice of sports of the pregnant woman which is to be able to have a conversation while dancing.

If you are a beginner, watch out for quick sideways movements to avoid falls, especially in the gym during classes like LIA “low impact aerobics”, or Zumba.

A dance session can be very different depending on the type of dance. Also how do you describe a dance session in writing? The dance can be choreographed or improvised.

Do not hesitate to practice the “intuitive” dance while pregnant.

• Just put on the music you like;
• let your body move, let it talk to you.
• let yourself be carried away by the music.

Dancing while pregnant is ideal for letting go, and connecting with Self and your baby.

The most difficult is to set up a ritual, a routine to practice a physical activity such as dancing after childbirth, and to be able to take care of the baby.

After childbirth you can quickly resume dancing which is part of the cardiovascular activities. This recovery must be gradual. Just listen to your body informing you of your fatigue.

Physical activity, even in small amounts, will always benefit you both physically and psychologically.

Dancing during this postpartum period alleviates fatigue from lack of sleep, drives away stress from this important change in your life, and caring for your baby. It also decreases the risks of post-partum depression or “baby blues”, by helping you to have a positive image of yourself, by quickly regaining your pre-pregnancy figure.

Studies have shown that women who had practiced sport while pregnant throughout pregnancy, and after childbirth, 2 to 3 weeks after the latter, had better physical and psychological well-being. In addition, they accepted their new role of mother better than sedentary women who had not practiced sport during pregnancy.