Exercise

What sort of exercise have others done in the first trimester? I am fairly fit but felt a bit dizzy after walking on the treadmill for 20 minutes....and then had a sore tummy :( possibly muscle cramps? Would like any tips!

Slow walking, gardening, housework.

I read somewhere that our heart and lungs work 60% harder during pregnancy.

Everything I was doing before I was pregnant. So, 10-15km cycle each day, and a long one on the weekends, 2 x 1km swims per week, and as many walks to the supermarket as the pantry required.
At about 10 weeks I started to lose speed and strength on the bike, and at about 20 I cut back to 1 x 1.5km swim and dropped some of the longer bike rides, but picked up a physio-led exercise class At 34 weeks I hung up the helmet, and now at 36 weeks, I still swim 1km once a week, and waddle as far as I need to - usually just the bus stop or the local shop, and only do one thing per day.

If you are feeling dizzy, you need to STOP. I had the all-clear from my Doc to do everything I did before, with the advice that my body would tell me if it was too much. I knew not to push myself, but getting "the pinks" or dizziness was a good signal to settle down. It only happened once.

Hi, with my first child I exercised every day, either mountainbike riding or gym classes, in the end I just stopped ridding the bike but was still doing the pump classes 3 times a week, I plan to do the same withthis one, but remember everyone is different :) if u feel dizzy or sick at all then stop, no use pushing yourself!
Good luck with it all!!!

Thanks - it is frustrating as I am normally busy busy with lots of exercise and activities but pregnancy has tired me out already! I have heard you get your energy back in the second trimester so I think i'll tone down my regime and stick to medium walking, swimming and yoga...would love to go bike riding so I'll find some flat, short and easy rides to do:shakehead:

This is the first time I've ever been utd. I am having 8-10 hours sleep at night, and 2-4 hours in the afternoon/evening of sleep!!