⚠️ Your body and your provider come first. Every pregnancy is different. Always follow the guidance of your doctor, midwife, or physical therapist — if a movement causes pain, dizziness, or any symptom that worries you, stop and check with your provider. The steps below help you adjust the app around that guidance; they aren't medical advice.
If you're working out during pregnancy and a specific exercise doesn't feel safe or comfortable, that's completely okay — you can skip it, swap it, or move to a program designed for this stage. Here's how.
First: it's okay to modify or skip
Feeling that a move isn't right for you is a good reason to change it. You never have to push through an exercise that feels unsafe. Common reasons to swap during pregnancy include balance changes, lying flat on your back later in pregnancy, deep core/ab work, heavy bracing, or anything that causes coning, pressure, or discomfort.
How to swap an exercise using Alternate Exercises
The Moves App lets you replace any exercise in your workout with an alternative:
Open the workout and tap the exercise you want to change
Select Alternate (or the swap icon) to see other options
Choose a movement that feels better for you and continue
For full steps and screenshots, see Feature Spotlight: Alternate Exercises. You can also simply skip an exercise, or shorten your workout — see How Do I Delete a Circuit or an Exercise?
Make sure you're on a pregnancy-appropriate program
If you're doing a general program and several moves don't feel right, you may be better suited to one of our prenatal/postpartum options, which are built with these stages in mind:
🚨 Stop and contact your provider directly if you notice
Pain, cramping, or vaginal bleeding
Dizziness, shortness of breath before exertion, or chest pain
Fluid leaking, contractions, or reduced fetal movement
These are reasons to stop exercising and speak with your healthcare provider right away.
Have a question about a specific movement or which program fits your stage? Our Support Team is happy to help point you in the right direction — reach us at support@movesapp.com. (We can help with the app and programs, but we can't give medical advice — your provider is the best source for that.)