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Barefoot Walking in Pregnancy

Topic: PregnancyPublished June 26, 2013

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Running is an exercise that keeps the organs of a body in a working mode. It melts the fats and keeps you active and healthy. That’s a common perception, right. Let’s discuss while walking barefoot in pregnancy is that beneficial for a pregnant women or it could your health?!rnModern research says, barefoot running actually increases the running efficiency by 4% while wearing shoes without Doctor’s prescription can cause small muscles in our feet that weaken the natural arches to stop doing their job. We found little discrepancy between expert sayings, wearing supportive arches can, in fact, reduce the biochemical problems. While, they are agreed on finding a right comfortable shoe that helps you in walking and running better. It could also prevent you such foot problems in the future. Some of the major effects of barefoot walking in pregnancy: 1) "Pregnancy triggers a wide range of changes in a woman's body," said Chris Cole. In pregnancy, women’s weight gradually increases until the child’s birth that swells the feet and causes problem in walking. A comfortable shoe supports a walk and puts less pressure directly on the feet.rn2) Walking barefoot while it’s freezing will get you sick. It doesn’t affect anything suddenly to child but when you are sick, it will affect on your health (depending on severity) and you could have to have heavy doses to recover which may affect the growth of child. A pair of socks or light-weight sleepers could save you here.rn3) A barefoot walking can disturb the shape of the feet; in fact, pregnancy gives a chance to address foot problems while the shape of feet changes. You can support your foot with sole support foot orthotic to a new corrected position. Bonus Tip Avoid or beware of broken glass or hot pavement while walking barefoot outside. Also, a constant walking will make the soles of your feet dirty.

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