15/09/2026
There are no inherently “wrong” exercises in pregnancy. There are exercises that may be wrong for you, right now and that’s a very different conversation.
Research and current thinking around prenatal exercise are moving away from the outdated idea that we need to prescribe a completely different set of exercises simply because someone has entered a new trimester. Of course there are guidelines that need to be set for the general population but we can delve deeper than that.
Instead, we should be looking at the individual.
Your training history, experience, symptoms, strength, pregnancy and most importantly, how the movement feels in YOUR body. And that may differ from one day to another.
At 36 weeks pregnant, these advanced Wunda Chair exercises feel strong, comfortable and completely appropriate for me. That doesn’t mean they’re appropriate for everyone.
We’re seeing it more and more in athletes around the world who have been supported in training pre and postnatally, going on to compete in major tournaments. Completely safe for that individual. Now, I’m not comparing myself to Serena Williams 🥲 but my point being that we are extremely capable and safe to do so in certain settings.
Pregnancy doesn’t suddenly make you fragile. In fact, here we meet the strongest version of ourselves 🫶🏻
*video sped up 2x, I’m not that speedy!
