Yoga ?!

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Any pregnant mamas do yoga/hot yoga for exercise?

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While pregnant you cannot do not yoga. I was doing hot yoga prior to getting pregnant, I love hot yoga. But you can continue most yoga positions doing pregnancy.

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Yoga yes, hot yoga is a no. Doctor heavily emphasized that one.

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I love yoga but find it harder to stay in my practice as my pregnancy progresses. You will need to alter poses, twisting poses are contraindicated and cobra should be done as Camel, there are several other modifications that you can do. I love the website DoYogaWithMe its free and you can select options for prenatal courses.  As for hot yoga its not recommended due to the risk of raising your body temp. That being said if you have done hot yoga regularly for a long period of time then your body is used to the intensity and won't have the same reaction as trying it for the first time. Its much like the sauna situation, if your used to those conditions your body response is different. Discuss it with your MW/OB before continuing or starting.

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You cannot do hot yoga . I practice regular and prenatal yoga daily . When I go to class my instructor tells me when I can’t follow as closely to everyone or she will give me a modification and when I do prenatal yoga on home YouTube is perfect for it. Ali kamenova on YouTube has some great prenatal classes from when she was pregnant.
If you weren’t into it prior they don’t suggest now being the time to begin tho so I would get a clear from your doc before beginning unless you do very easy classes/videos. Ali can be intense sometimes so I suggest starting with her prenatal or beginner classes which can still be very challenging .

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Thank you all for your responses 💜