“What are your opinions about running and pregnancy. Does it
affect it does it hurt the baby in the beginning trimester? Does
it affect trying to get pregnant? There are so many myths out
there. I have been training for a half marathon for the past
year and have a good base of ten miles and have run 3 half
marathons, everyone tells me to stop if I want to get pregnant,
but I feel like I already have a good base so its not like I am
overworking myself to the point of exhaustion. Any tips you have
I’d love them.” As a rule, pregnant women are encouraged to
engage in regular, moderate intensity physical activity. You are
correct, however, in that there are many myths surrounding
exercise and pregnancy. This is partly due to the scarcity of
data on the subject and the ever changing positions from the
American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology over the years.
Some of the original concerns were theoretical. These included a
fear that rising a woman’s body temperature, as occurs with
exercise, can cause birth def