Pregnancy-Safe Exercises. Many low-impact exercises are appropriate during pregnancy. Walking 30 minutes daily has the benefits of moderate aerobic exercise without putting considerable strain on your body. Swimming, stationary cycling and rowing are safe alternatives during pregnancy as well.
Answers from Edward R. Laskowski, M.D. Zumba is a fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Zumba routines incorporate interval training â alternating fast and slow rhythms â and resistance training.
Alberto Beto Perez initiated the Latin dance class now known as Zumba in an aerobics class in Cali, Colombia in 1986, according to the New York Times. Perez arrived to teach class one day without his traditional aerobics music, so he substituted Latin music he had with him at the time.