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OFFER N° 1
SWEET GYMNASTICS IN WATER
Water, source of life, origin of life
itself, element without which life could not exist. This precious
resource can be used to women’s own benefit during that very special
period in their life which is pregnancy. A pool, whose borders make us
feel safe, immersed in the sounds and colours of the wood to induce
calmness and filled with salubrious salted water, can turn into a
custom-made place for moms-to-be and offer them the opportunity to
exercise and find their equilibrium in a comfortable environment.
The effects of the immersions and of
the activities to be carried out in the water during pregnancy are
manifold: water pressure on derma and subcutaneous layers favour venous
and lymphatic circulation, this implies a reduction of heaviness and
swelling, which are felt especially in the lower limbs.
The weightless movement in the water
relieves joints and ligaments, which are put under stress by increased
weight and postural and skeleton changes, whilst exercises aimed at
assuaging pains in the joints and lumbago and at improving flexibility and
mobility of the spine become easier to perform.
Some respiratory parameters modify into
the water and pulmonary perfusion, that is the quantity of blood which
reaches the alveolus to oxygenate them, improves. The immersion itself
causes an increase of the amniotic liquid and, not the least, of
endorphins, the hormones of well-being.
Physical activity in the water can
start on the twelfth week of pregnancy, following medical gynaecological
evaluation certifying good health and can be carried on until the end of
the pregnancy. The exercises suggested take into consideration all the
changes occurred during pregnancy as well as the individual physical
condition and do not require any specific nor swimming skills.
Lessons include gentle mobility
exercises in different floating situations, stretching of different
muscular regions, respiratory and relaxation exercises, exercises to tone
and strengthen pelvic region, legs and tights, shoulders and arms, thus
also providing a good preparation for breast-feeding and child-care. The
activity is organized within small groups of moms-to-be, in cycles of at
least ten sessions to be held twice a week.
The development of the uterus, together
with the weight increase and other manifestations, causes postural
changes; an appropriate preparation, with exercises to tone abdomen,
paravertebral muscles and upper and lower limbs, allows to prevent
pathological conditions of the locomotive system.
In the water it is easier to prevent or
at least relieve pregnancy disorders thanks to the weight reduction and to
the continuous body massage by water pressure.
The binomial exercise-pregnancy offers
important opportunities for physical and psychical well-being and for
morphological and postural harmony. It helps alleviating pain during
labour, in fact, by improving oxygenation and muscular self control pain
can be controlled or relieved, it can also result helpful for the
mother/child relationship after birth. By associating exercise with the
beneficial effects of immersion, especially in salted water, and with the
contact with the sounds and colours of the surrounding natural
environment, we will put the future mothers in the best condition to face
this wonderful period with calm and knowledge.
The course is addressed to all those
interested in: moving fluidly, relax and, at the same time, harmonically
strengthen the body. This activity can be practised by people suffering
from pains and pathologies of the spine and it is especially recommended
before and after childbirth.
Lessons last 55’ each and can be
individual or for a maximum of 6 people at the time.
Dr.ssa Alessandra Blasioli |
