What exercise do you like to do?
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almostsuperpowered
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Hi! So, what's your go-to exercise for being fit and fabulous while pregnant? I try to walk to and from work, if I can drag myself (and my toddler) out of bed. But I love doing youtube exercise videos or going to a group pregnancy fitness class, it just seems to keep falling away, priority-wise. I also enjoy aquafit but am having trouble cramming it in the schedule with between work and the existing wee one. I should probably just do it. What do you do?
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I was lifting regularly before I got pregnant, so I continued to lift weights throughout my pregnancy (with modifications of course). Also lots of walking, stairclimber and prenatal yoga. Oh and prenatal exercise videos on YouTube too.2
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Does anyone have any YouTube videos of strength training safe for pregnancy with resistance bands?0
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I did a mix of jogging/modified circuit training (mostly Jillian Michaels DVDs)/body weight moves like squats/yoga and stretching/some dancing during this past pregnancy. I found several prenatal workout DVDs at the local thrift stores for $1-2 that were great for the days where I just didn't have the energy for a real workout.
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I've been doing you tube videos of leslie sansone walking workouts. Low impact and easy to do with toddlers in the house.2
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Zumba has been my thing. I feel like I'm dancing with the baby lol.2
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I've been doing prenatal yoga and lots of walking0
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I was put on some pretty heavy restrictions due to a placenta previa (which has since moved!). So I was limited to walking and prenatal yoga for a while. I'm now doing some prenatal body weight training since my provider approved me adding that back in after I was cleared.2
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I like to lift, but I feel very uncomfortable now. It sucks!0
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I lift, I hike steep mountains, I walk, and I climb the stairs a number of times a day because we live in a 2-floor apartment
And I'm 39+1 today!3 -
I was crossfitting before I got pregnant and have continued. I am still in my first trimester. Continuing to exercise is the only thing that makes me feel good, otherwise it is 24/7 "morning sickness"2
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Third trimester. Walk everywhere, to shops and church, 40 minutes at least four times a week. Plus lifting toddler.1
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25 weeks, with baby #4. I lift weights MWF, do youtube exercise videos most weekdays during naptime (current fave is one called "burn 500 calories in 45 minutes" on FitSugar), take a 30 minute walk/jog through my hilly neighborhood in the evenings.... plus stay pretty active throughout the day. I usually log 16,000-18,000 steps on my tracker- most of them while carrying my toddler on my hip.0
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I do elliptical trainer for at least 30 minutes several times a week. I also do at least 16,000 steps a day (I did not include activity of elliptical). I also dance a couple of times a week either doing belly dancing or some hula. I used to run but when I was pregnant in November after I ran I suffered a miscarriage (which had nothing to do with running) it just gives me bad memories.0
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Does anyone else feel so much better after a workout? It's hard sometimes to motivate yourself to workout but then I always feel amazin after.1
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Y'all aren't getting crazy contractions when you exercise heavily? Even when I lift my laundry basket and carry it from the basement to upstairs, I'm contracting to the point where I cant stand straight.
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Queenmunchy wrote: »Y'all aren't getting crazy contractions when you exercise heavily? Even when I lift my laundry basket and carry it from the basement to upstairs, I'm contracting to the point where I cant stand straight.
Damn!
Is it normal to experience contractions on my left side like an hour after I work out (I'm 16 weeks by the way)? I just experienced it this weekend. I have an appointment today with my obgyn and will ask her.
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Queenmunchy wrote: »Y'all aren't getting crazy contractions when you exercise heavily? Even when I lift my laundry basket and carry it from the basement to upstairs, I'm contracting to the point where I cant stand straight.
Damn!
I haven't been exercising (we've ordered a treadmill and are waiting for it to be delivered and that's a WHOLE n'other issue!) but I have been chasing after a toddler and I get contractions all the time. Nothing super consistent and they go away so I'm not concerned. But it seems like every single time I stand from a seated position I contract. Which is super annoying at work because I'm constantly up and down. I don't remember this many with my first - or maybe just didn't realize what was going on.... my husband is constantly like 'are you okay?' ... 'yeah, don't mind me - just contracting over here. Give me a minute'
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Hurricane_C wrote: »Queenmunchy wrote: »Y'all aren't getting crazy contractions when you exercise heavily? Even when I lift my laundry basket and carry it from the basement to upstairs, I'm contracting to the point where I cant stand straight.
Damn!
I haven't been exercising (we've ordered a treadmill and are waiting for it to be delivered and that's a WHOLE n'other issue!) but I have been chasing after a toddler and I get contractions all the time. Nothing super consistent and they go away so I'm not concerned. But it seems like every single time I stand from a seated position I contract. Which is super annoying at work because I'm constantly up and down. I don't remember this many with my first - or maybe just didn't realize what was going on.... my husband is constantly like 'are you okay?' ... 'yeah, don't mind me - just contracting over here. Give me a minute'
Are you in your second trimester too? This is my first baby so I was surprised to when I had them. The doctor told me it was just round ligament pain.0
