Exercise at beginning of pregnancy

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Kellie - firstly congrats on the pregnancy!!

I was told that exercise during pregnancy is OK to do, could even be beneficial for the baby. Before I got pg I was doing body pump, RPM as well as a hard workout on treadmill, cross trainer, bike and weights. When I found out I was pg, I toned it down and made sure that I didnt strain myself too much. I also have just started an aquanatal class.. The aquanatal instructer said that if you cant talk while excercising then you are working too hard.

If you want to continue doing your classes, have a chat to your instructer, they should be able to tell you how hard to work and drink lots of water and try not to overheat yourself.

Also, just take it one day at a time. You may feel great right now but you could get to a phase where the last thing you want to do is go to the gym. I took it 1 day at a time and ended up not going to the gym from wks 6-12 because I just did not have the energy. Now I am back at the gym and am feeling great about it!