Momma Monday: Sport & activity options for you!

Who ever said that you should sit on the sidelines just cause you happen to be a little bit pregnant?!

You will be happy to know that there are many options of what you CAN do! Keep in mind though, there will also be a few that you SHOULDN’T do – for obvious reasons (can you imagine sky diving with baby belly in tow?!? Yikes!).

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES TO AVOID DURING PREGNANCY

CONTACT SPORTS - WATER SPORTS -- HIGH ALTITUDE -– MISCELLANEOUS
Baseball* ...... Canoeing * ...... ballooning ..... bungee jumping
Basketball* ..... diving ......... downhill skiing * ... Gymnastics
Boxing* ......... scuba diving ...... hang gliding ...... Horseback riding*
Car racing ...... water polo ......... hiking* .......... ice skating*
Fencing ........ water skiing ..... Mountain climbing ... rollerskating*
Field hockey .. whitewater rafting ... sky diving ...... in-line skating
Handball* .... shynchronized swimming .. snowshoeing* ... Sprinting
Ice hockey ........................... snowboarding* .... track & field
Soccer* ................................................. Triathlon*
Volleyball*
Wrestling

*some possibilities for modification (with extreme caution) for the first 12 – 20 weeks.

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE ENJOYED DURING PREGNANCY

LAND EXERCISES - GYM CLASSES - WATER SPORTS - RACQUET SPORTS - MISCELLAENOUS
Bicycling* .. aerobics-high impact* .. pool aerobics^ .. badminton* .. Bowling
Crosscountry skiing^ .. aerobics-low impact* .. snorkelling^ .. ping pong .. callisthenics*
Hiking*^ .. cardio-kickboxing* .. swimming^ .. racquetball* .. exercise videos*^
Jogging* .... dancing^ ..... Water toning^ .... squash* ....... golf
Running* .... funk aerobics^ .................... Tennis* ..... martial arts*+
Jump rope* ... Hiphop aerobics^ ............................... pilates*
Plyometrics* ............................................. Rowing machine*^
Walking^ ................................................. ski machine^
Treadmill^ .............................................. stair/step machine^
....................................................... stationary bicycle^
............................................................. stretching^
............................................. strength & weight training*^
............................................................... tae bo*
.............................................................. t’ai chi^
................................................................ yoga*^

*may need modifications throughout pregnancy; some of these activities may need to be eliminated in the late stages.
^can be started by a novice after becoming pregnant.
+non-contact

until next time momma’s, you keep playing for as long as you can! (just be CAREFUL)

health respect & happiness,
beki