I was living quite a healthy and active life before getting pregnant. I was walking to work every day (approx. 30-35 minutes 5 times a week), going to the gym twice a week, did yoga, swam; in the summer biked and roller bladed; in the winter snowboarded and once in a while danced salsa. When I got pregnant I was afraid that I will have to rapidly reduce my sport activities. My worries were not reasonable though. Except snowboarding I really didn't have to change much of my active life. Of course, this might not be true for all pregnant women. If you didn't do much sport before getting pregnant, now it's probably not the best time to start in a big fashion. But no activity in small measures should harm anyone, just the opposite.
I would like to point out that below mentioned sport activities suit me, they are not recommendations for everyone, they should serve more like an assurance for moms-to be who were active before getting pregnant, assurance that good habits might not have to change. I should also add that the fact that I experienced no morning sickness and that even now, in the seventh month, I am feeling good contributed to the fact that I am able to keep doing many things as before.
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Few weeks/months passed since I started to write this post (moving and settling down in a new apartment can take so much time) and so I am in my ninth month right now. I am still walking to work, exercising prenatal yoga, but I have to admit that bigger physical activity is starting to give me troubles in last few weeks. I am glad that I could stayed active until now though.
Here is a brief summary of the sport activities I kept doing during my pregnancy:
1st - 5th month
I would like to point out that below mentioned sport activities suit me, they are not recommendations for everyone, they should serve more like an assurance for moms-to be who were active before getting pregnant, assurance that good habits might not have to change. I should also add that the fact that I experienced no morning sickness and that even now, in the seventh month, I am feeling good contributed to the fact that I am able to keep doing many things as before.
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Few weeks/months passed since I started to write this post (moving and settling down in a new apartment can take so much time) and so I am in my ninth month right now. I am still walking to work, exercising prenatal yoga, but I have to admit that bigger physical activity is starting to give me troubles in last few weeks. I am glad that I could stayed active until now though.
Here is a brief summary of the sport activities I kept doing during my pregnancy:
1st - 5th month
- walking to work (30-35 minutes, 5x a week)
- swimming
- gym (2x a week: 40 minutes cardio, 20-25 minutes light weight lifting)
- zumba (just first 4 months)
- bike
- weight lifting (2.5-3lb) - biceps, triceps, shoulders, back (very good exercise recommended by chiropractor to avoid pain in upper and middle part of your back: : standing dumbbell flyes)
- stairmaster
- seated leg adduction/abduction
- prenatal yoga (exercising at home, DVD Crunch:Yoga Mama)
- in winter months:
- cross-country skiing
- snowshoeing
- walking to work (30-35 minutes, 5x a week)
- gym (2x a week: 40 minutes cardio, 20-25 minutes light weight lifting)
- bike
- weight lifting (2.5-3lb) - biceps, triceps, shoulders, back (very good exercise recommended by chiropractor to avoid pain in upper and middle part of your back: : standing dumbbell flyes)
- stairmaster
- seated leg adduction/abduction
- prenatal yoga (exercising at home, DVD The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2: Yoga)
- prenatal yoga (1x a week at the local clinic)
8th - 9th month
- walking to work (30-35 minutes, 5x a week)
- hourly walks minimum 2x a week
- prenatal yoga (exercising at home, DVD The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2: Yoga)
- prenatal yoga (1x a week at the local clinic)
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