Exercise During Pregnancy: Insanity Workout Safety & Guidelines

Question
Hi Helene!

Thanks for reading my question. I just found out I'm pregnant with my second child. I am in week 5.  A month ago I started working out. I do the Insanity workout from beach body. I feel great but as it is high impact I would like to know if I can continue doing it throughout the first & second trimesters. I used to run before getting pregnant with my first.

Thanks!

Salime

Answer
You can most likely continue with this program for another 8 to 10 weeks. Then you should switch to low/non impact exercise for your cardio, and stop doing all ab exercises that lift the upper body off the floor or against the force of gravity, to prevent diastasis recti.
More info on cardiovascular exercise during pregnancy can be found at:
http://befitmom.com/aerobic_exercise.html
More info on diastasis recti can be found at:
http://befitmom.com/diastasis_recti.html