Adrenaline junkies and sports
enthusiasts often need to put their favorite ways to get active on the
back burner during pregnancy. All it takes is one good hit, fall or jolt
to injure yourself or your baby. Sometimes those injuries can be fatal.
The slow but effective pace of exercises such as walking, swimming and
yoga is more suitable for soon-to-be moms -- even if they're less
exciting.
Contact Sports
A
football tackle or a boxing glove to the abdomen could have disastrous
consequences for your pregnancy. The American Pregnancy Association
recommends that pregnant women avoid all contact sports. Even sports
such as volleyball and basketball, which don't necessarily revolve
around hits, often involve diving and colliding in an attempt to get the
ball. Avoid these activities -- even in the first trimester, when you
might not even feel pregnant at all.
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Extreme Sports
Even
if you're an X-Games champion or Olympic gold medalist, pregnancy isn't
the time to engage in extreme sports. Bicycle tricks, skateboarding,
snowboarding, motocross and any other type of activity with a high fall,
crash or injury risk puts your baby's life in danger. Skip mountain
climbing, bungee jumping and sky diving as well. Gymnastics, horseback
riding and surfing are also off the table.
Certain Water Sports
If
you like to swim, you can boast that you're performing one of the
safest, most beneficial pregnancy exercises, according to the American
Pregnancy Association. Still, not all activities that take place in the
water have a positive effect on your pregnancy. Water skiing, riding a
Jet Ski, tubing and para-sailing can cause you to hit the water hard,
belly first. Diving also carries a high injury risk for your developing
baby. Pregnant women also must refrain from scuba diving. "As you
surface, air bubbles can form in your bloodstream, which can be very
dangerous for both you and your growing baby," says gynecologist Joanna
Stone for BabyCenter.
Activities You Might Need to Avoid
Stone
recommends avoiding certain types of physical activity if you don't
have pre-pregnancy experience with them. Those activities include
running, riding a bicycle and tennis. You also increase your risk of
injury if you lift free weights incorrectly. Under the right conditions
and with the right training and supervision, you might be able to
perform these activities safely.
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