Strength training exercises in pregnancy
DawnieB1977
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I'm 26 weeks pregnant today and have been doing strength training at the gym still - squats, lunges, weights etc - but I'm not sure what is/isn't safe at this stage.
No-one at my gym is pre-natally trained, and the personal trainer I used to have isn't either, and won't do a session with me as he's worried about me and the baby! I was asking him about squats, for example, and he said some people say they're fine and help with labour, and others say not to do them as it can result in premature birth.
I exercised until 34 weeks pregnant with my first, but all cardio, no weights or classes.
Currently I'm doing Zumba, aerobics and step, and was doing spinning until a week ago, but I felt a bit uncomfortable so not sure if I'll do it again. A lot of the classes have a weights bit at the end, so I've still been doing chest presses, bicep curls, lunges, squats etc in those, and also in workouts at the gym on my own.
I want to keep working out until my due date if possible.
No-one at my gym is pre-natally trained, and the personal trainer I used to have isn't either, and won't do a session with me as he's worried about me and the baby! I was asking him about squats, for example, and he said some people say they're fine and help with labour, and others say not to do them as it can result in premature birth.
I exercised until 34 weeks pregnant with my first, but all cardio, no weights or classes.
Currently I'm doing Zumba, aerobics and step, and was doing spinning until a week ago, but I felt a bit uncomfortable so not sure if I'll do it again. A lot of the classes have a weights bit at the end, so I've still been doing chest presses, bicep curls, lunges, squats etc in those, and also in workouts at the gym on my own.
I want to keep working out until my due date if possible.
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All those things are fine so long as your not hurting yourself and have been doing it prior also. I am still doing all my strength workouts and the only change is I don't workout for a straight hour now I split it up.
. I also do the lunges, squats, leg press ext etc... Biceps...and so on 0
