When To Stop Exercising and Conditions That May Make Exercise Risky

If you experience any of the following symptoms stop exercising and call you doctor right away: – Bleeding from your vagina – Difficult or labored breathing before you exercise – Dizziness – Headache – Chest pains – Muscle weakness – Calf pain or swelling – Preterm labor – Decreased movement of the fetus – Leakage of fluid from your vagina
If you have any of the conditions below, do not exercise. Check with your health care provider. – Heart disease – Lung disease – Incompetent cervix: The cervix is the narrow, outer end of the uterus. If it is weak, it cannot hold the fetus in the uterus – Preterm labour – Multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets or more) at risk for preterm labor – Frequent bleeding from the vagina during months 4-9 of pregnancy – Placenta previa – Hypertension