How to Excercise Effectively During Pregnancy with Personal Trainer Holly Lucatello

We spoke to pre and post-natal fitness expert Holly Lucatello, a health-first personal trainer, F45 coach, and online fitness mentor who sets the record straight on common misconceptions surrounding exercise during pregnancy.

You may have heard common misconceptions surrounding the do's and don't of exercise during pregnancy. One of the most prevalent misconceptions is that you may harm baby if working out during pregnancy. However, Holly assures mums wanting to get their body moving that "as long as you don’t have a high-risk pregnancy, then you are completely safe to exercise, in fact, evidence shows that exercise is actually really beneficial for baby."

Similarly, another common myth is that mums-to-be should avoid lifting anything heavy during pregnancy. "This is an old wives tale" says Holly. "If you have been weight training before pregnancy, you can absolutely continue, but you may just want to bring the intensity down to around 70% of what you were doing before. Do remember that in later trimesters, you are actually already carrying the weight of your baby and placenta around with you (approx. 10-12.5kg)!". Your baby is very well protected in your womb and the amniotic fluid that surrounds baby acts like a shock absorber when you move around.