text: Chapter 12
  entering the swimming pool. Swimming laps, aqua-jogging, and aquatic exercises enable Soldiers to maintain
  or improve cardiorespiratory fitness without putting undue stress on joints and bones. Limitations to one leg
  or one arm are minimal deficits in a pool environment. Kick board workouts or upper body workouts allow
  for strenuous activity with minimal risk of re-injury to an affected limb. With enough staffing, units can
  implement specialized aquatics programs to work on water aerobics or deep-water running programs for non-
  swimmers. Effective leaders plan activities that keep everyone active during group pool sessions. Even if a
  regular pool program is not practical, leaders can schedule an occasional trip to the pool to break up the
  routine and provide cross training.
  12-39. Units that must rely on installation or shared facilities should make arrangements to ensure that space
  and STMs or ETMs are available during the time dedicated to the reconditioning program. This may require
  policies that restrict the use of these facilities to only reconditioning programs. Leaders might need to
  schedule reconditioning outside typical physical training times such as after 0800 or before 1600 to best have
  dedicated access to gym space and equipment.
  PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL TRAINING
  12-40. Soldiers are expected to meet strenuous physical fitness standards when they return to their jobs after
  their postpartum phases have ended. A P3T program aims to help pregnant and postpartum Soldiers maintain
  fitness throughout their pregnancies and to help them meet the physical requirements of their units’ METLs,
  as well as the standards of the ABCP and ACFT.
  12-41. In the H2F System, pregnant Soldiers perform the majority of their special programs in the same
  environments and at the same times as their units under the supervision of medical providers or exercise
  leaders certified in P3T. When the unit trains as a whole, it maintains cohesion, reinforces performance, and
  sustains unit readiness and retention. Sometimes multiple units consolidate P3T education classes for Soldiers
  to establish support networks and to promote peer reinforcement on topics about pregnancy, labor and
  delivery, newborn babies, and parenting issues. Instructors can use classrooms in the SPRC to teach these
  sessions while the rest of the unit performs other H2F training in the building.
  12-42. Soldiers diagnosed as pregnant or who are recovering after their pregnancies perform physical
  activities directed in their pregnancy profiles up to 45 days after the end of their pregnancies. They do not
  have to meet the physical training goals or test standards of the unit during this time. During maternity or
  convalescent leave, leaders encourage Soldiers to follow at-home exercise programs. Soldiers can also attend
  P3T while still on maternity or convalescent leave. If postpartum Soldiers pass practice ACFTs, and receive
  clearances from their healthcare providers, they may return to unit physical training before the one-year
  requirement to pass the ACFT. They must submit a DA Form 4856 (Developmental Counseling Form) to
  complete disenrollment from P3T.
  Note. In the event that a Soldier’s pregnancy ends before normal delivery, consult with the
  Soldier’s healthcare provider regarding participation in the postpartum phase of P3T.
  PRECAUTIONS FOR PREGNANT SOLDIERS
  Commanders and H2F performance team personnel must ensure that Soldiers
  follow these safety precautions:
   Soldiers must have written approval from a healthcare provider that clears them
  to exercise during pregnancy. The DA Form 3349 (specified for pregnancy) will
  indicate if they are allowed to exercise at their own pace.
   Soldiers are encouraged to continue to run or jog through the 2nd trimester at
  their own pace.
   Soldiers are encouraged to participate at the highest level they are comfortable
  and at their own pace.