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Can I Do Abdominal Crunches While Pregnant

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If you’ve just found out you’re pregnant you may be wondering if you can continue with your exercise routine if it includes abdominal crunches. The good news is that you can for a certain time, but you should take care and listen to both your doctor and your body. Can I Do Sit-Ups or Abdominal [...]

Can I Snorkel While Pregnant?

Can I snorkel while pregnant?

If you’re going somewhere where you’re scheduled to snorkel you might wonder if it’s something that you can take part in. This is especially true if you are headed on a cruise or to some other exotic locale and they’ve got it on the itinerary. Most pregnant moms know that scuba diving is off the [...]

Can I Do CrossFit While Pregnant?

Can I do Crossfit while pregnant?

If you’re all about being in good shape, you’re probably wondering if you can keep doing your CrossFit routine, or start one if you’re pregnant. The short answer is that it’s not really a good idea to be doing intense workouts while you’re pregnant, and you really don’t need to in order to maintain good [...]

Can I Do Tae Bo While Pregnant?

Can I do Tae Bo while pregnant?

If you’ve still got an old Tae Bo tape lying around, you may have to spark up the old VHS video player to get it to work. This is an old school program that revolutionized the at-home fitness industry, and the methods it uses are still pretty effective. But is this a program you should [...]

Can I Go on a Cruise While Pregnant?

Can I go on a cruise while pregnant?

Nothing says relax more than going on a cruise. If you’re pregnant it’s good to mitigate your stress levels, and keep that feel good feeling for 9 months or more. The problems that a cruise presents are seasickness, putting yourself into potential danger, insurance coverage issues, and docking at ports that aren’t sanitary. If you’ve [...]

Can I Golf While Pregnant?

Can I golf while pregnant?

You love golf and now you’re pregnant. Will you be able to carry on with your favorite sport? Yes, you will, unless you’ve been specially advised by your doctor not to do any physical activity. Golf, for those who love it, is therapeutic, and if your pregnancy allows it it will actually be good for [...]

Can I Do Zumba While Pregnant?

Can I do Zumba while pregnant?

It’s important to stay fit and healthy, even while pregnant, and Zumba seems like it would be okay even through all your trimesters. Unless you’re an advanced user of the program, it’s pretty low impact and focuses on feeling good but also getting you up and moving. Anything that involves listening to your body, and [...]

Can I Lose Weight While Pregnant?

Can I lose weight while pregnant?

Should you try to lose weight while pregnant, to keep everything in balance? It’s normal to gain weight while pregnant, as the baby inside the womb starts to gain weight too. If you are slim and fit before your pregnancy, you can expect to have an increase in weight for up to 35 pounds by [...]

Can I Swim While Pregnant?

Staying active is very important when you’re pregnant, and many women wonder if they can still swim as a form of exercise. Whether or not you swam a lot before you got pregnant, you can still enjoy the activity now as long as you get the nod from your doctor. Only they will be able [...]

Can I Jump on a Trampoline While Pregnant?

When you’re pregnant, you’ll always be looking for ways to sneak some exercise in, and you may be tempted to go on the trampoline. But is it safe? While you shouldn’t lead a sedentary lifestyle while you’re pregnant, you also don’t want to go to the other extreme and do anything that could potentially harm [...]