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Mums on the move
WEEK 11
STEVE MONEGHETTI
IN previous generations it was
more common for a teenager to
become a mum than it was for a
woman over 40.
But times have changed and
there are more new mums in
their late 30s and 40s than ever
before.
Pregnancy among mature
mums carries an increased risk
and is often a result of a long
period spent trying to conceive
or fertility treatment. So when
conception occurs there can be a
little extra anxiety involved.
Fitness expert Suzy Clarkson
knows only too well the rigours
of mature mums.
She had her first son Ben
when she was 39 after a
relatively trouble-free
pregnancy, but having a second
child proved to be a long,
traumatic and exhausting
process that was finally
rewarded with the birth of Toby
last year when Clarkson was 45.
Her new book Fit for Birth
and Beyond: The Guide for
Women over 35 fills a gap
Clarkson identified during her
first pregnancy.
A physiotherapist, Clarkson
has a lifelong interest in health,
fitness and wellbeing but
couldn’t find the advice she
needed. “I wanted to make sure
that the myths around exercise
and pregnancy are completely
clarified,’’ she says.
Some of those myths and
concerns include whether
exercise is linked to miscarriage
(no), if getting too hot during
exercise is dangerous to baby
(don’t overdo it and get too hot),
and how high your heart rate
can get (60-70 per cent of
maximum heart rate for women
who don’t exercise regularly
before pregnancy and 70-80 per
cent of maximum heart rate for
Author and physiotherapist Suzy Clarkson, below with husband Tim and sons Ben and Toby,
encourages mature-age mothers-to-be to exercise and stay fit.
BENEFITS OF
KEEPING FIT
● Fewer medical
interventions during labour
and delivery and in some
cases shorter labour times
● Decreased rates of postnatal depression
● Enhancement of baby’s
birth weight
● Improved strength for
regular lifting and carrying
required with a newborn
● Stronger back muscles to
counteract the pull and strain
on your back and ligaments
as centre of gravity shifts
● Better quality sleep and
better ability to deal with
insomnia
● Faster recuperation after
labour and a more rapid
return to pre-pregnancy
fitness, body shape and
healthy weight
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encourage you, to do
exercise and stay fit,”
she says.
The book contains
health and nutrition
advice as well as
exercise programs for
each trimester as the
pregnancy
progresses.
Clarkson says
safety is the No. 1
consideration for any mum-tobe when considering exercise.
“Talk to your doctor about your
fitness plans, get their advice
and a good idea is to keep an
exercise diary of physical and
physiological effects of your
activity to motivate you, track
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your progress and
to show health
professionals.
The second
consideration is to
do the right sort of
exercise to prevent
injury.
Clarkson
recommends a mix
of cardio, strength,
core and low-impact
activity such as swimming
(particularly in the last
trimester) to keep in shape
throughout.
Fit for Birth and Beyond: The Guide
for Women over 35, by Suzy Clarkson,
Exile Publishing. RRP $30.
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WE are now less than two weeks from event day and it
is time to begin our taper.
This is running speak for reducing training to allow
your body to absorb the training we have completed
over the past few months.
The runs set down for this week are shorter, our
total mileage only marginally more than race distance.
Be strong and stick to the recommended training.
When we started the program it may have been
difficult for you to commit but I notice that many
people get addicted to training and find it difficult to
reduce the amount they are doing. I find this amusing,
but I worry you won’t be able to back off sufficiently to
enjoy the day; what a great outcome.
Also this weekend I have set a practice race or a
time trial. As the name suggests it will allow you to
practise what you intend doing on April 13.
About half race distance for both events, it will let
you try out your clothes, equipment, pre-race food and
drink. I have scheduled it for Saturday but you can
swap the weekend runs around if it suits your schedule
better. Try and treat it seriously because it is the time
to iron out any problems you might have.
The practice trial or time trial should be done at the
pace you intend to run on the day itself to condition
your body to what it will experience. The best place to
do this effort is at an actual race, so if you know of a
local fun run on this weekend then that would be
perfect but stick to the distances I have set.
Also remember that it is just a practice run so focus
on the things I have mentioned and how you feel
during the run rather than worrying about where you
finish in the event.
TRAINING: WEEK
regular exercisers).
“These concerns still abound
especially as older mums are in a
very privileged position to be
able to carry a baby at that age
so sensitivity is often heightened
to health concerns. It might
make women sit down and do
nothing during pregnancy but
research shows, and we
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LET YOUR BODY ABSORB
ALL OF THE HARD WORK
Despite increased
risks with older
pregnancy, most
mature mothers-tobe are encouraged
to exercise, writes
Michelle
Pountney
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