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Pregnancy Safe Workouts?

paola458paola458 member
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Good morning ladies! 

Well, I am about 8 weeks pregnant and I am 215lbs. I have lost almost 100lbs before getting pregnant by changing my diet and heavily increasing my activity and workouts. I am very active now and exercising about 5 days a week and still have a ways to go. We just found out we are pregnant and I was very into Zumba, I am still continuing to go, however, have modified my moves and taken it down a notch. 

I keep reading online, that it is okay to continue with the workouts if I was doing them before and I would like to remain active and continue my journey to better health, through our pregnancy. So I came here to get some advice from other momma's.

My question or questions.

1. Is it safe to continue Zumba? I spoke to my instructor, I've elimated jumping and any movement that seems like it would be dangerous or would increase possibility of falling.

2. What sort of workouts do you all participate in at the gym?

3. Any strength training with resistance machines or hand weights?

4. Any pregnancy workout DVDs that you would recommend? 

Thank you in advance for all advice.

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Re: Pregnancy Safe Workouts?

  • KateVAKateVA member

    First off, 100lbs?!?!?!?!?! Congrats, that is amazing,

    1. Yes, absolutely, you probably don't have to modify anything either. Just make sure you don't get overheated

    2. I run and do CrossFit. Before that I belonged to Gold's and would mostl

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  • megsllmegsll member
    I really like body pump for pregnancy.  There is a great guide online for how to modify the workout for pregnancy!  Still going strong with it @ 37 weeks!
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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member

    Zumba is considered safe, as is weight training.

    While I was pregnant I did pilates, zumba, weight training classes, and running. I ran until I was 27 weeks but had to stop due to ligament pain, same reason why I stopped with pilates and zumba.

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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member
    Oh I also did a boot camp class once a week up until 2 days before giving birth. Just watch that heart rate/level of exertion and you can do anything you were doing before.
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  • NerdyMama2NerdyMama2 member
    I loved doing yoga during my pregnancies!
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    I continued my previous workout throughout my whole pregnancy. I lifted weights 3 days/week with machines and free weights. I actually continued to increase the amount I lifted, although at a much slower pace than I did prepg. I had to back off more on ca
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  • stefanyhastingsstefanyhastings member

    Keeping the HR below a certain number used to be the standard but the latest research shows that everyone has a different target HR and that a persons HR increases during pregnancy due to increased blood volume.  The new standard is to check

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