1st trimester exercise and beyond

karma79

I got the ok from my Dr to continue doing zumba as long as my HR stays under 140 so I'm online looking for a HR monitor. I enjoy my class so much and I know at some point I will have to stop. (My class is only semi intense - there are 60+ yr old women so the instructors try not to kill people)

So I was wondering what you ladies are doing for exercise? If you're beyond your first trimester are you still exercising? What are you doing?

MrsAtch

I'm currently on strict orders to do nothing but walk (along with no lifting, pelvic rest, etc... blah). If I get cleared on the 10th I'll go back to biking, light lifting, etc. 

tiffanysbride

I am on pelvic rest and no exercise orders for another wk or so. Once cleared it is back to cardio and lifting. I aim to workout in the gym 3 days a week for a little over an hour. Add weekend doing housework and I am all set!

I am tempted to get my Bumbleride Indie now for longer walks/trails with DS.

D&D4Ever7

I did a lot of kick boxing (nothing too extremely and no jumping) initially because i had a lot of tension in my body and that was the only thing that helped.  Now I walk with my dog.  I take very long walks everyday.  Now that the weather is nicer, sometimes I walk him 2 times in evening.  I feel great with all this exercise.  Listen to your doctor and you should be ok.

taurus424

im only 4 weeks now...but i am on the elliptical and stationary bike, as well as walking outside. trying to keep up a routine although the exhaustion is killing me.

Jen98jib

my doctor told me just to avoid exercise with sudden movements/changes in directions.  My DH and I had signed up for swing dance lessons before I found out I was pregnant and she recommended not to do it and of course no jumping.  I think I'm going to sign up for a yoga class nearby instead and then just taking lots of walks as the weather starts getting nicer. 

Jordan1234

My nurse said to keep the heart rate under 140.  The next time I went to the gym I wore a HRM and was walking on the treadmill doing my warm up.  I wasn't even past the warm up stage and my heart rate was about 140.  So, the next time I went to the doc I asked my OB about it and she said that if I had been active before getting pg it was okay to go above 140, but to pay attention to my body... make sure I didn't overheat while exercising or that I wasn't pushing myself too hard.  She said light jogging and whatnot was fine.