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Please can someone remind me what exercise i can do in pregnancy?

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WhoahThereCrazyHorse · 18/02/2012 11:02

So I'm in the early weeks of pregnancy - last time round I read every book going and was exceptionally well informed but felt so sick that I couldn't bear to move so the most I did for the whole 9 months was some gentle walking...

So far this time I'm feeling good so would like to keep up some level of fitness. For the last few months I have been running a couple of times a week, one 3/4 miles, one interval session, and a couple,of spinning classes a week. I feel like I should be able to continue as I am really, just tone it down, so maybe drop the intervals and just jog, and reduce the resistance and intensity in the spin classes.

What do you think - any fitness gurus out there that can advise? Thanks all

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ragged · 18/02/2012 11:05

Anything you were already doing if no high risk of overheating/injury/dehydration in the activity. So that should include running/intervals/spinning exactly like you are already used to. All fine as long as you feel like it. Exercise should leave you pleasantly tired. Ease up whenever you really feel like it's too much.

Snowbeetle · 18/02/2012 11:09

Anything you like, your body is used to the exercise so will adapt to the baby with it.
Of course you listen to your body and stop when it says enough is enough. Crack on I say, I did with my dc and had the easiest labour in the world!
Darcey Bussell continued her full on ballet training with hers with doctors blessing.
I did stop running when my boulder holders couldn't cope anymore but continued with cycling, swimming and hiking etc

bugsylugs · 19/02/2012 09:24

Medical advice is what you were doing before is generally ok. Not to take up distance running if not done before. Be wary of contact sports and also things you can fall off when lo gets bigger and balance will be altered ie bike (fixed bikes ok) horses etc

notyummy · 21/02/2012 10:53

Agree with all the advice so far. I ran up until 6 months (did a 10k race on the day I turned 6 month, but did not 'race' it - 1 hr 5min compared to sub 50 mins usually.) Then switched to the crosstrainer. Did weights throughout and was in the gym doing a gentle work out on my due date (not that anything happened then...) Basically I did what I felt I could, never got really breathless/uncomfortable.

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