Just listen to your body and do only what you can do without feeling too exhausted. As you are very fit you should theoretically be able to do most things you could do before however you may be surprised at how tired you do get in the first trimester so make sure you don't overdo it. One thing I was told is to not do much raising above your head ie. shoulder press and the like as it can cause your blood pressure to drop and make you feel dizzy.
Leesa - good to hear from a fellow instructor too. Looks like we will be belly buddies, congrats on your pregnancy :-)
It is always good to get a second opinion, doctor said it would be OK, but I thought I should check, took me a bit to get here so just want to do everything right (by bubs and me).
I taught BP with number 2, gave that up about 25 weeks.
Just had Freddy (number 3) I taught Bodyattack up to 22 weeks, then continued with Bodybalance until I couldn't fold well :0 also Taught Bodyvive all the way through, taught my last class at 38 weeks.
I wore a heart rate monitor, I did alot of research and as long as your Heart rate isn't extremely high for prolonged periods it is fine to spike, say in a peak track for example.
Stay cool, stay hydrated and take notice of how you really feel.
I felt great continuing to exercise, you know the feel good thing!
I kept my weight gain in check (my firt two I put on in excess of 30kg!!) with Freddy only gaining the recommended.
BUT most of all I am positive it helped my labour and birth!!
Thanks Shar, that is really useful info. If you do join April 1-15 that will make three of us that are FI..!
Wow.. You must be one busy lady, PG with a four month old, 2 other kids and instructing!
When did you go back to the gym after bubs? Did you figure bounce back?
I am wearing a HRM - have found that in the back track, my HR gets up to 177bpm and that is with a really light weight (6.25kgs on either side). It doesn't take much for my HR to climb though i.e. when I would do hill runs prior to being PG my HR would get up to 220bpm. It does come down quick and I am drinking around 700mls of water per class.
I guess every body is different and it is what your body is used to....
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