I'm just wondering what sort of exercise everyone gets?
I was VERY active before my IVF and pregnancy and cooled that down for a bit just to make sure everything was ok, plus I just couldn't have done anything because I was so sick up until last week. I'm now FULL of energy and wanting to get back into some of the things I used to do, which is weights and running. I won't be running though but want to get back into weights and maybe the cross trainer or something else. I walk around 3km to work and back so already do lots of walking.
I'm really enjoying yoga. It feels great to move and stretch in ways that I wouldn't otherwise.
By the end of my last pregnancy I was so stiff and sore and couldn't bend or squat down. I'm hoping this time I will have a lot more strength and movement.
I am so envious, I wish I could excerise, but just don't think it's worth the risk. I have high risk pregnancies with vaginal bleeding mainly first trim, but have had bleeding later if we DTD etc (poor DH, but he is getting used to it!!!!)
It would be nice not to be a walking blob of cellulite... I think the worst thing is I am so active before i get pregnant, it is really hard to adjust to doing nothing.
I think yoga sounds great and really good for labouring and keeping you stretchy and supple.
I have been too scared to do much exercise. It doesn't really feel right, and i have been listening to my body. I guess walking is my main exercise, i have been looking for a yoga place and also swimming or pregnancy water exercise.
i walk 30 mins 4 days a week, do pilates once a week, have a personal training weights session once a week. i loved running before i fell preg but wasn't game to keep it up once i found out. ob said i could have but i didn't want to. once i got past 12 weeks i went back to weights. trying to do lots of lunges (even though i HATE them!) so my legs and bottom don't blow out of control.
Blackduckies i have been walking and doing yoga and i still have cellulite lol those darn fat stores
Kate, thats the best call, i felt scared up untill this point as iv not felt the best at all, im just only now trying light exercise and if my body tells me im pushing myself i stop
During my 1st pg, I did Preggie Belly classes a couple of times a week, and walked most other days. But this time around I'm finding it much harder to do anything without being absolutely shattered for the rest of the day. I'm trying to keep up with some walking, but it's no where near as much as I probably should be doing. I'm learning to embrace the sloth within
i mostly walk and do some yoga too (I need to get a class though... I'm getting a bit sick of the 1 DVD i have now!) It depends what you're aiming for I think, and what you wanna get out of your excercise. Mine is to be a calm and relaxed pregnant goddesss so I'm not really interested in getting into anything hardcore ^^;
Thanks for all the replies guys, glad to hear that we're all doing our best to stay active!!
I'm going to start yoga next week and get back to the gym I think.
I've been in touch with a few personal trainers that specialise in pregnancy training so might sign up to a few sessions with someone to get me going again.
I'm doing two body attack classes a week at the gym and try to walk for an hour on each of the other days - time permitting. I have had to give up step and the weights, the weights were giving me headaches. I spoke to a gym instructor about excercise in pregnancy and she said that there are no studies which show any negative impact on bubs. You just have to listen to you body and try not to overheat.
What exercise do you do?
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