Are squats and lunges ok during pregnancy?

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Are there any fitness instructions out there?  I teach Body Pump (barbell class).  I am 8 weeks.  Just had an appointment with my doctor.  He said I can continue teaching but no lunges, squats, or sit ups.  Sit ups I understand, but squats and lunges?

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I understood that squats are like the absolute BEST exercise to prepare for labor... But I'm no expert.

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I also teach Pump and all the research I've done says it's ok to keep doing it with a few modifications. A few releases ago there was a bunch of pregnancy info in the booklet and Diana talks about working out during pregnancy. Pump on my friend!!

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I asked my body pump teacher and she said I can do all the tracks. Something about after the first trimester lifting one side of your bench higher for the bench work. I can't even get through the full squat track with weight- I'm 9 weeks and get dizzy and winded so quickly!

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I'm 10+3 and have been doing body pump since the beginning of my pregnancy. I go lighter than normal on the squats track because my lower back seems more sensitive, but I haven't changed anything for lunges. My doctor didn't seem concerned about any of this. I am worried about doing crunches so I mostly just lay on the floor and relax for the ab work. I will do planks though.

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That's so weird he said that. Do you have any medical issues or are you high risk?  I taught BodyPump, attack, combat, and CX through my entire last pregnancy and my doc approved it the whole time!  And lunges became my best friend actually since squats got harder and harder.

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I think your doc needs to update their knowledge to include information from this decade.  
As long as you were doing it before pregnancy and you aren't considered high risk yes you can safely do all those things. 
As your pregnancy progresses you may find you need to lighten your load or take options. One thing to watch for is to not overheat and careful if you are having dizziness or balance issues
I work in rehab healthcare and research these topics often as I work with a lot of pregnant patients. i also teach les mills programs and have continued as I was. 
Maintaining core strength and pelvic floor via squatting etc is something we need because we will have to push a baby out in the months to come!!! Huge strength is needed to do that and a pliable pelvic floor Will help reduce or prevent tearing. 
Sorry for the rant. This is a huge peeve of mine!!

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I meant INSTRUCTORS...lol

Are squats and lunges ok during pregnancy?

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