For your health and safety, and for the health of your baby, there are certain physical activities that you should not do while you are pregnant. Some are listed below. Talk to your health care provider about other physical activities that you should avoid during your pregnancy.
- Avoid being active outside during hot weather.
- Avoid steam rooms, hot tubs, and saunas.
- Avoid physical activities, such as certain yoga poses, that call for you to lie flat on your back after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
- Avoid contact sports, such as football and boxing, and other activities that might injure you, such as horseback riding.
- Avoid activities that make you jump or change directions quickly, such as tennis or basketball. During pregnancy, your joints loosen and you are more likely to hurt yourself when doing these activities.
- Avoid activities that can result in a fall, such as in-line skating or downhill skiing.
