Every morning in a gym on Fort Drum, Lieutenant Gloria Harris works out at her physical training.

“It's everything starting the day off right before going into work and facing whatever we have to do for today,” Harris said.

She slammed ropes, hit high lunges and lifted weights – all while 36-weeks pregnant.

“Being physically active is super important during pregnancy. It makes labor easier, to be able to endure the labor process better,” she said.

The workouts take place in a class with about 20 others.

“This is a whole different realm of wellness. So, it's a big deal. This is awesome,” Officer in Charge, Capt. Justine Bolten, said.

“So a lot of people kind of assume that pregnancy, it’s just kind of like they go for walks," Harris said. "They do, I don't know, really easy workouts. But you come in and, like, you could see us all, like, drenched in sweat. Sometimes, we have people walk, by the way. Oh, my gosh. It looks like a really hard workout.”

The class also helps ensure the women are ready to return to duty. It's part of new Army guidelines, which give new mothers a full year, instead of 180 days, to get back into action and meet height/weight requirements.

“By shortening range of motion, shortening reps, decreasing load, all that — you can always maintain physical fitness when you just lower the intensity,” Bolten added.

That's why the class, which is four days a week of physical training and a day a week of education, also includes postpartum mothers like Master Sgt. Yesenia Norena.

“There's another postpartum, she had her baby 10 months ago. So she already dealt with what I'm dealing with. So it's having that community and that support, like, that is so important. Having a good support system after having a baby,” Norena added.

No matter where anyone is on their journey.

“This is my first baby, and my husband and I are just… we don't know the gender, so I can't wait to find out,” Harris said.