text: Special Conditioning
  PRECAUTIONS FOR PREGNANT SOLDIERS (CONTINUED)
   Soldiers must bring water to exercise sessions and are encouraged to drink water
  as needed.
   Soldiers are excused to use the restroom as needed.
   Soldiers are encouraged to consume a small amount of calories before the
  exercise session.
   Soldiers are allowed to modify exercises to reduce physical discomfort (such as
  nausea, fatigue, or pain).
   Soldiers are to be led in strength and endurance exercises at a slow pace, which
  may be slower than the standard slow cadence of 50 counts per minute.
   Pregnant Soldiers will not exercise to exhaustion, breathlessness, or fatigue. If
  Soldiers exhibit these signs, leaders coach them to decrease the intensity or to
  stop vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, regular painful contractions, and amniotic
  fluid leakage.
   Pregnant Soldiers should be led in slow, deep breathing during all phases of
  exercise to prevent them from hyperventilating.
   Soldiers more than 20 weeks pregnant do not perform exercises lying on their
  backs.
   Soldiers more than 20 weeks pregnant must use a splinting technique to support
  their abdomens during all abdominal exercises.
   Weight bearing activities (running and jogging) for pregnant Soldiers are limited
  to 45-minutes to prevent decreased blood flow to the heart and uterus.
   Pregnant Soldiers are not to perform activities that put them at risk of falling or
  being hit in the abdomen.
   If a Soldier less than 20 weeks pregnant falls during an exercise, she should rest
  for 10 minutes on her side and notify her health care provider for further
  instruction. If symptoms of injury exist (such as cramping, bleeding, or swelling),
  the Soldier should go to the emergency room. If the Soldier is more than 20
  weeks pregnant, then she needs to seek immediate care at the medical treatment
  facility.
   Pregnant Soldiers with the following symptoms are to be referred to health care
  provider immediately: swelling of face and hands; severe headaches; persistent
  dizziness; chest pain; palpitations; difficulty walking due to pain, vaginal bleeding
  or discharge; fever; or contractions that increase in intensity, frequency, or
  duration.
   Soldiers follow trained exercise leaders who can assist them in modifying
  exercises to fit their pregnancy or postpartum conditions. Training is not be led
  by other pregnant Soldiers.
   Safe and beneficial exercises during pregnancy include walking, stationary
  cycling, aerobic exercises, dancing, resistance exercises, stretching exercises,
  hydrotherapy, and water aerobics.
   The exercise session must always have at least two exercise leaders in
  attendance who will correct exercise performance to prevent injury.
   After 20 weeks gestation, Soldiers need modified or substituted physical training
  activities to accommodate physiological changes and to promote safe
  performance.
   Leaders use RPE to monitor exercise intensity during pregnancy. Moderate-
  intensity RPE of 5 to 7 is acceptable, or using the “talk test.” As long as a Soldier
  can talk while exercising, she likely is not overexerting herself.