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11-06-2012 at 6:26 AM
AngieG87
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Exercise: What are you lovely ladies doing to be healthy?

Hello Ladies,

I keep reading how important it is to be healthy for baby :-) I am eating healthy and I have been walking with my dog for 30 mins - 1hour daily, although I did this pre-pregnancy as well for the most part. I would say I am about 15 lbs overweight before pregnancy and I carry it in my stomach. (just some lovehandles and a little blub)  I am 5'2" 125lbs.

 I am happy with the "cardio" that I get from walking which is a nice pace for baby-growing, but I am feeling like I need to be toning muscle too. I've read that if you have a stronger core, the belly is more supported (you don't carry as low) and you may find delivering easier. Overall, I want to be the healthiest that I can for baby, and give him/her the most advantage to health that I possibly can. (omg, tearing up typing that)

I used to do yoga and I felt so healthy and strong and confident. I am thinking of getting into pre-natal yoga or something, but I am always nervous that I am going to hurt the baby (I get nervous of this when I vacuum the house too, so I may be a little off my rocker)

 Sorry this post is so long: Are you ladies exercising? What do you recommend? Thanks!!

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11-06-2012 at 6:43 AM
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My dr. said:  1) Do not take up new exercise that your body is not accustomed to.  Keep your heart rate at a safe level even if you do.  2) Some exercise throughout pregnancy is extremely helpful for labor, and then recovery.

Let me also say, I hate exercise.  I'm fit and healthy, but I know it's important.

That said, I started a regimen of walking 30 mins. at least 3X per week during my last pregnancy, and I've kept it up ever since.  I ended up with a C/S, and my recovery was really great.
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11-06-2012 at 7:29 AM
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lorist202:

My dr. said:  1) Do not take up new exercise that your body is not accustomed to.  Keep your heart rate at a safe level even if you do.  2) Some exercise throughout pregnancy is extremely helpful for labor, and then recovery.

What she said.

FWIW, I was very active and worked out a lot before I got pregnant. I'm tired now and not doing nearly as much as I was doing before, but I am running 3x/week and trying to keep up with the weight training I had been doing.

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11-06-2012 at 7:41 AM
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i goto the gym 3x a week for about an hour, either on the bike, elliptical, treadmill or pool. 
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11-06-2012 at 7:47 AM
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I was jogging and walking right before I got pregnant but with Ms and windy weather. DS goes with me and I hate taking him when its super windy. But I'm trying to do some stretching and I also do zumba once a week. I did zumba before I got pregnant.
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11-06-2012 at 8:18 AM
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I am a runner.  I have continued to run even after I found out I was pregnant.  I just re-injured my back, so right now I'm taking it easy, but will start back running/walking whenever I can.
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11-06-2012 at 8:24 AM
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I lived a sedentary life before pregnancy, and my doctor wants me to start exercising. She suggested walking, swimming, or prenatal yoga.

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11-06-2012 at 8:28 AM
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I was losing weight and working out a ton before I was pg, right up until 7 wks when the MS hit so badly that I barely have enough energy to do my job. I do work in a very physically demanding job. Trying to incorporate much extra just isn't happening right now, I do walk my dogs everyday still. I plan on taking some prenatel yoga etc type courses at my gym just to see the types of things I can do since I was so active. This just hasn't happened yet
Just need to stop using my job as an excuse, even though it is a workout now.
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11-06-2012 at 8:48 AM
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I'm walking for at least an hour through my neighborhood (30-45 minutes with incline on treadmill).  I haven't done much weight training, but I am doing squats. I also like swimming.
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11-06-2012 at 8:55 AM
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I've been working out for the last 20 years, so my body was accustomed to a level of physical activity.  My Dr. said to stay with whatever I was doing pre-pregnancy but to listen to your body.  If you are tired, take a break.  If you are thirsty, get a drink.  Don't try to power through it like you would if you weren't pregnant.  I work out 4-5 times per week with a 10 minute warm up and 45 minute work out.  I just toned down the intensity.  I do a kettle bell class that incorporates cardio and body weight exercises with weights for timed intervals.  It is a good core workout and gets the heart rate up. I have found that I get easily winded even though I'm an avid fitness person.  Your body will tell you when you are pushing it too hard.  That's actually how I realized I was pregnant was being extremely winded and feeling week during one of my morning workouts. It was like running in sand!  I've learned to manage it much better in the past 7 weeks, which has really made me feel a lot stronger.  Your body can do amazing things if you allow it.
 
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11-06-2012 at 9:19 AM
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Doc said the same thing for me- if you were doing it pre pregnancy it's ok, but don't add more if you weren't.  You could probably add yoga, it's not very intense and would give you some toning & relaxation.  That being said I was a gym rat before I got preggo, I lifted weights and did cardio 5x a week. I had to cut down my exercise routine though, it became too much for me while pregnant.  Now I do light weights, kickboxing, and the elliptical- about 4 days/wk.
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11-06-2012 at 9:46 AM
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AngieG87:

 but I am always nervous that I am going to hurt the baby (I get nervous of this when I vacuum the house too, so I may be a little off my rocker)

I can promise you that vacuuming is not going to hurt your baby. 
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11-06-2012 at 10:16 AM
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So I found this nice little prenatal pilates workout on youtube, I like the first two, 10 min sessions. FYI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qo_nCKpTcM&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWtc7-HwXAM&feature=relmfu
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11-06-2012 at 11:26 AM
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KCBrelo:
I've been working out for the last 20 years, so my body was accustomed to a level of physical activity.  My Dr. said to stay with whatever I was doing pre-pregnancy but to listen to your body.  If you are tired, take a break.  If you are thirsty, get a drink.  Don't try to power through it like you would if you weren't pregnant.  I work out 4-5 times per week with a 10 minute warm up and 45 minute work out.  I just toned down the intensity.  I do a kettle bell class that incorporates cardio and body weight exercises with weights for timed intervals.  It is a good core workout and gets the heart rate up. I have found that I get easily winded even though I'm an avid fitness person.  Your body will tell you when you are pushing it too hard.  That's actually how I realized I was pregnant was being extremely winded and feeling week during one of my morning workouts. It was like running in sand!  I've learned to manage it much better in the past 7 weeks, which has really made me feel a lot stronger.  Your body can do amazing things if you allow it.

Anyone know if  HIIT is safe to do while PG?

 
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11-07-2012 at 9:05 AM
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I'm still doing my intensity interval training but knocked it down to moderate intensity from high intensity.  I talked to my Dr. about it because I was concerned.  I had been doing this type of workout for almost three years prior to getting pregnant.  He told me to keep doing it but tailor it back and always be able to have a conversation.  If you can't talk, you are working too hard.  I took out a lot of the jumps and burpees and focus more on squats, lunges and kettle bell swings in place of those moves.  He also told me that the baby gets what it needs first and I am second - meaning, the baby will get first dibs on oxygen, blood, food, fluids, and energy even during your workouts.  He also shot down all the reports on keeping your hear rate below 140 BPM, no planks, no core work, no jumping, and no laying on your back for the entire pregnancy.  He encouraged core workouts like planks and pushups and stressed that lying on your back is bad only in the last month(s) of pregnancy and usually only bad if held under anesthesia because your body can't protect itself. 
 
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11-07-2012 at 11:24 AM
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I take Bar Method classes 5 mornings a week. It is an exercise class has a mix of yoga, pilates, and isometric movements for strength training using the ballet barre. I've been doing it since March and LOVE it. They offer modifications for pregnant women (which I don't need to start until after the 1st trimester), so I can continue this form of exercise throughout my pregnancy. There are women in the class that give birth the same day that they went to class in the morning!
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11-07-2012 at 11:25 AM
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