Don't stop exercising just because you're pregnant

Aug 4, 2026 · 30 min

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0:17Hey, it's Marie El Segatra.
0:19You're listening to LifeKit.
0:21I have often wondered what pregnant women can actually do in terms of exercise.
0:26I got the idea that you're not supposed to lift heavy things or jump around too much, but then there are also women online doing CrossFit at nine months pregnant.
0:36LifeKit reporter Andy Tagel was confused about this during her pregnancy.
0:40I remember when I first found out I was pregnant, I had joined this boot camp gym, and I'd been going pretty regularly, and it was really fun and really hard.
0:51But almost immediately after seeing that positive pregnancy test, I stopped going.
0:58Wow.
0:58Yeah, I mean, not because my doctor told me I couldn't, not because I had read any research.
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