Direct guidance
What to know or do
Use an intensity that preserves control and avoids overheating, collision and breath-holding. Pregnancy is not the time to begin an unfamiliar maximal programme or chase performance records.
What changes the answer
- Your previous experience, current pregnancy and any clinical restriction
- Fall, collision, overheating, altitude and breath-holding risk
- Pain, bleeding, dizziness, contractions, fluid loss or breathlessness during activity
Check with your care team
When to get individual help
Check the exact item or situation with a doctor, midwife, pharmacist or relevant clinician; the name of a broad category is not enough for a personal decision.