Expecting After 35? How Safe Exercise Can Ease Pregnancy and Support Recovery

Exercise strengthens the core, boosts metabolism, and curbs excess weight gain, easing postpartum recovery for advanced maternal age pregnancy.
Expecting After 35? How Safe Exercise Can Ease Pregnancy and Support Recovery
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Later marriage and postponed parenthood are often observed in modern society, with pregnancies at 37 and above classified as advanced maternal age.

Speaking on key prenatal care priorities for older expectant mothers, Dr. Tsung-Han Chou, an attending physician at Taiwan’s Mingtang Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinic, told The Epoch Times that women of advanced age typically have less stamina, muscle power, and recuperative ability than those in their 20s or early 30s. As a result, prenatal exercise goes beyond preserving body shape—it helps minimize discomfort, facilitate an easier vaginal delivery, and promote a faster postpartum recovery.

Amber Yang
Amber Yang
Amber Yang is a certified personal trainer. She met all the requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs. She worked as a marketing manager for natural skin care products for years and as a health and beauty reporter and editor for ten years. She is also the host and producer of the YouTube programs "Amber Running Green" and "Amber Health Interview."