Exercising while pregnant?

Question

So my dr said I'm good to go and pretty do what I've been doing when I'm at the gym except for anything that has to do with jumping.

I asked one of the trainers if he knew any good prenatal exercises and he said no but that a client of his told him that her heart rate couldn't go higher than 145bpm.

My dr never said anything about heart rate needing to stay below a certain amount. Just curious if any you know anything about this? Just want to make sure I'm not putting my baby or myself at risk. This is all new to me haha.

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You should exercise within your aerobe range. You should stop exercising before you reach your anaerobe range. Heartbeat is a good indicator of it. With a heartbeat of 145 you are surely in your aerob rsnge. The boy and the doc are both right.

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Basically you need to stick with low impact exercises like brisk walk, jogging once you're pregnant and not to over exert yourself. Also lifting heavy weights isn't advisable. That's what my doc told me. I walk at least 4 miles everyday ..

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I'm not super active, but am trying to be more so and got cleared by my doc to work with a trainer.

The only two "rules" he gave me were:
- Nothing flat on my back 
- Shoot for about 70% of my limit.

In other words, it's ok to push myself a bit, he specifically said I can't stronger without getting a little sore. He just doesn't want me to max out and get hurt since my body is more sensitive now.

The actual papers from the office overall had a max heart rate of 140, but he said he didn't like giving fixed numbers because everyone is different.

My guess is that 140-145 just happens to be an average high, but not max for most women.

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My doctor stated the same heart rate limit which is difficult since it is barely breaking a sweat but baby come first!

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Ok. Well, common sense dictates that your doctor/obgyn knows better than a guy that heard from a client/customer etc etc etc. 
If you have doubts, you call your doctor/obgyn and confirm.

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