What is Postpartum Yoga

Childbirth will cause great damage to women's bodies, so in order to promote body recovery, many women will do corresponding exercises after childbirth. For example, postpartum yoga is a way of physical recovery that most women choose. By doing postpartum yoga, they can not only restore their figure, but also help women stabilize their mood. The following article explains the relevant knowledge and effects of postpartum yoga.

Postpartum yoga refers to physical exercise for new mothers to restore their body shape. Most people think that exercising after giving birth is just for losing weight. In fact, postpartum exercise should start during the confinement period, and it is very important.

The advantage of practicing yoga after childbirth is that the supporting tissues and ligaments of the pelvic floor are in a relatively relaxed state, making it easier to perform certain postures. Regular and moderate yoga training helps new mothers eliminate the physical and psychological problems that arise after becoming a mother, such as body recovery, insomnia, emotional changes caused by hormonal imbalance, and the challenges of caring for a newborn. Postpartum yoga's various specific poses, effective breathing, and calming meditation can help mothers regain their body shape, breast milk, and physical strength.

1. Restore body shape: Improve blood circulation, restore skin tension and reduce fat accumulation, thereby achieving weight loss goals. Because the joint tissues in the body become loose after childbirth, it is necessary to follow the guidance of a professional yoga teacher to avoid sports injuries.

2. Improve bad posture: Pregnant women are prone to bad posture due to physiological changes, such as forward shift of the body's center of gravity, cervical lordosis, forward pull of the shoulder blades, forward tilt of the pelvis, and shift of the center of gravity to the heels. After delivery, the center of gravity moves forward because of holding the baby. Therefore, it is easy to cause neck, back, pelvis and heel pain after childbirth.

3. Strengthen arm muscle strength: After the baby is born, tasks such as bathing and holding the baby are all done with the strength of both arms.

4. Rebuild the tension of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles: After childbirth, the abdominal muscle tissue relaxes and its tension weakens. Yoga training can enhance recovery, strengthen the abdominal and pelvic muscles, increase the support for the organs in the pelvis, and prevent the occurrence of stress urinary incontinence.

5. Improve signs of foot edema: During pregnancy, leg edema may occur due to compression of the inferior vena cava by the fetus, and may even cause varicose veins in the lower limbs.

6. Strengthen physical recovery: Because pregnant women’s physical fitness declines during pregnancy, they often feel weak and listless after delivery. Doctors and experts say that practicing yoga is of great help in recovering physical fitness after childbirth.