if you are doing it already, it should be ok but do listen to your body. My trainer told me I wouldn't have to change a thing until I got to 2nd trimester and I train relatively hard. Most sessions, I get my HR to 90% of my maximum and when pregnant I was reaching 80% (approx HR of 165). My GP also told me the same thing. That I didn't need to change a thing.
Having said that, if you don't feel comfortable doing it, then don't.
With DD I had a PT and we continued as usual, it lasted a few weeks, then MS hit and then we just stepped it down a little. I still came home from the gym red faced but thats just me... I never pushed myself the way I use to before I got pregnant.
This time round though, thats another story already, I barely have enough energy to last the date let a lone going to the gym.
Go with your gut feeling and what your body is telling you.
Just check with you OB or midwife, I was told after my first MC to slow down with my running and PT then I suffered another MC and was told to stop completely... just getting into pregnancy pilates now but that was only because my OB gave me the all clear to do so...
if you have had no difficulties I would say you are fine to continue... but I would still double check...
Thanks girls! I haven't entirely stopped yet - things have lapsed with one of my running buddies for a while, and with the other I went out for a run, but walked more than usual with some lame excuses.
I have had an early mc and a couple of chem pregs (but nothing to do with exercise of course), but I don't know if this has anything to do with why I feel a bit uneasy about it.
I think it might just be that I didn't run with my first 2, so it feels somehow wrong to do it with my 3rd? Doesn't make much sense I guess. My second running buddy is not due to run with me for another week and a half so I have some time to get my story straight haha.
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