Fitness check in - 9/10

kadeephd

It's been about a month since we've had a fitness check in.  How are things going on the fitness front?

kadeephd

I've been exercising less recently.  I'd say about 4 times a week I do a video or Aaptiv workout at home (usually about 20 minutes) or go to the gym for a class, usually yoga.  That sounds like a good amount, but my intensity is way down because I'm starting to get more uncomfortable and feel more physically limited.  I went to one boot camp style workout class two weeks ago and decided that was the last one I'd do this pregnancy -- all the jumping around did not feel great.  My goal this week is to get into the gym to try out swimming laps.  I've heard this can really help with pregnancy aches and pains.  I also went to a prenatal yoga class for the first time last week and really enjoyed it -- though it didn't feel like much of a workout to me.  I'm still hoping to keep doing that about once per week (it's expensive!).  If I can swim once or twice per week, do prenatal yoga once per week, and walk or do a short video some of the other days, I'll be happy with that heading into the third tri.

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ab_canada

I skipped all of last week because it was a short week and I had lunch appointments, so that wasn't great. Mentally preparing myself to go to the gym in about an hour (I feel like crap for some reason, but I won't be able to go the next two days because of appointments, so today is a "must").

Other than that, I feel like I am still doing fairly well. I walk for about 25-30 minutes on the treadmill and then do about 20 minutes of weights. The walking is to help keep my weight down (it's my "cardio") and the weights so I can keep the muscle I've spent years building.. 

hoosiermama-2

Keep it going, mamas!


I've been going to prenatal yoga once a week. I'm going to try to make it two starting this week, but yes, @kadeephd, it adds up fast.  At home, I do random squats and arm weight exercises when I'm feeling bad about myself, haha! 

omnommer

I've been terrible the last two weeks, so need to get back into it! To be fair, we have been traveling a lot, and I've had this shoulder or neck tightness that caused numbness in my right arm last weekend, which my chiro worked out last week. And then this weekend my left arm started getting it in a slightly different way, with pain in the arm tendon down into the hand. After a massage tonight, I'm hoping that all of that will subside and then tomorrow morning I'll do an at home full-body pregnancy workout. I always feel more awake and better when I've worked out recently!

mcgeeva

Everyone is doing great! I fell off the wagon doing my 3-4 miles of walking before work. Swam yesterday for the first time in months and only made it 30 minutes. Had major pains under my belly in during my swim. Definitely need to work up to swimming longer. It's super rainy here so I thinking walking is a no go and may figure out something later if baseball gets cancelled. This is when I will miss summer weather when it's too gross to do stuff outside. I should add to push myself a little more signed up for a steps challenge at work this month. 10k a day. Which day one I thought was a ton sitting at my desk but every day I have made it and doesn't seem like a big deal.

temmetime

I mowed & bagged our lawn last Thursday which took me 90 minutes & I was super sore in my hips & lower belly the next day. I walk with DS whenever possible & am in general more active than last pregnancy since I have a toddler. However, I haven't spent much time focusing on actual exercise this pregnancy like I did my last. I get up and walk throughout the day at work just to get moving and I hope that helps. I feel a bit guilty, but I cannot get in the mental space to limit sleep or time with DS to focus more on exercising. Also, because, well, lazy.

Keep up all the hard work you're all doing!!

PensiveCrayon

Still doing daily-ish walks here, but it’s just SO DARN HOT that if I don’t get out by 8 I just don’t go. The Bub had an am appointment that caused us to miss our walk today, so I’ve got us scheduled for a 4 pm walk. If the sky isn’t at least partly cloudy though, we probably won’t go. 

countrygirl624

What is this fitness you speak of? Lol. I have not done a single work out since finding out I’m preggo. I do walk a lot daily and do stuff around the house. I feel like at this point why jinx myself by working out??? 

texas_t

Y'all are doing amazing! I went to the gym twice last week and plan to go 2 or 3 times this week.  I just looked online at the class schedule and they have water aerobics on Saturday mornings at 9.... I might try it!

kadeephd

@texas_t Water aerobics sounds fun! 

@countrygirl624 Walking counts

shevsky

So impressed with everyone's strength and motivation!!

@kadeephd Yeah, prenatal yoga classes around me are CRAZY expensive. I've been happy with my yoga mat at home and finding prenatal yoga youtube videos to follow. But not the same level of relaxation as a class with instructor corrections when necessary...

@ab_canada I hope you made it today! If I force myself to do something even when I feel super crappy, I almost always feel better afterwards. Hope this is the case for you too. 

I've been trying to do something small/short every day. I mostly do indoor cycling since we have a trainer at home which is nice (don't feel comfortable biking outdoors in the city/with traffic anymore), and otherwise I try to make it to pool for a swim once a week, and some barre classes 2-3 times a week. Not pushing as hard as I used to, but feel like I haven't lost too much strength. Just feel so much more exhausted after every workout, so I might cut back a bit soon. 

ab_canada

@shevsky I did make it! Now I want allll the carbs... 

shevsky

@ab_canada yumm what's for lunch?! 

ab_canada

@shevsky Lol, this is a fitness thread and here we are talking about lunch. Mild Italian Sausage (locally made) and tomato/basil rice  

scaredunprepared

Way to keep at it ladies!

I fell off the bandwagon. Last 2 weeks have been a complete wash with moving everything from the old house to the new house, and the accident last week left me feeling like I wanted to just take a breather.  So I got back at it last Friday, and will be headed again to class tonight. Wish me luck. The heartburn gets soooo much worse with activity though, so I'll be paying for it later in the evening. 

echo-charlietango

I've been doing a few yoga stretches when I remember! That's about the best I can squeeze out, my motivation has been ultra low. I've been doing cat, cow, and pigeon - the first two make my abdomen & back feel more relaxed, and pigeon of course to keep my hips open.
I finally found an affordable yoga class, but it's regular (not prenatal) and at 6pm...right when I'm usually cooking dinner. Otherwise I haven't really been walking much because it's too damn hot or rainy, but I'm just looking forward to December. Not *just* for the fresh baby, but because I feel more comfortable being active when I'm alone in my body

kadeephd

So I just tried swimming for the first time and it was heavenly!  It felt so nice to take some pressure off and feel weightless.  I didn't swim very fast or very far, but I stayed in there 30 minutes paddling along.  Afterwards I felt so nice and relaxed.  I'm definitely going to keep doing it since I think it will only feel better as I get more uncomfortable.  I highly recommend trying it if you have access to a pool!

HelloAnnie!

Last week was rough with the short work week, so I didn't make it to Jazzercise at all. I try to go 2-3 times a week but it just wasn't happening. I go to the 5:30 a.m. class so assuming I can wake up early enough tomorrow I will go again.  I have been so tired!

 I'm also doing a yoga class on Saturdays that I love. It's at the same studio where my daughter does dance, so I can get a little me time in while she's doing her class.

hoosiermama-2

We have a pool and I can't remember the last time I've been in it. facepalm
And of course, it's been rainy and cold for 4 days now. Y'all are motivating me to get back in ....if it ever warms up again! 

mamajudec2018

This board encouraged me to go for a walk tonight with my hubby. I was doing really good at the beginning of my pregnancy but then stopped. I need to make it a habit again.

orangecrush29

@kadeephd YES! I am obsessed with swimming this pregnancy. After doing it consistently 2x a week I'm finally able to pick up the pace and it's such a good workout and feels amazing... not feeling all that extra weight during my workout is so nice.

AFM, I'm pretty proud of where I'm at right now considering how busy the boys have been keeping me. I've been working out at the gym 3-4 days a week, a combo of weights, cardio(treadmill/elliptical), and swimming and I feel pretty good! I'm still exhausted but I feel way better if I actually get my workout in. I'm also walking the dogs/toddler almost every night for a mile or so. 

whit789

@kadeephd I’m also doing a combo of videos and prenatal yoga, with a good amount of walking and toddler wrangling too. @omnommer I also feel so much better after doing something active and stretching. I get winded and sweaty by the littlest things, but on the upside the endorphins really work their magic. @HelloAnnie! I’m impressed by the 5:30am workout, I set my alarm for 5:30 all last week with the hope of exercising and having a quiet cup of tea before DS got up...didn’t happen once ugh. 

Activebaby

I’m still running 2-3 days/week. I just wear an abdominal binder on my hips/lower abdomen, which feels very supportive. My weight seems to be the same as my pregnancies with ds1 and ds2 where I really wasn’t exercising. But I feel strong still. I had h take some pictures of me running on the treadmill so I could see what I looked like like. Made me feel proud to still be exercising. 

HelloAnnie!

@whit789, at 5:30 I am too tired to talk myself out of it!  Otherwise I would never work out!

hartski8

Hi! I'm new to the commenting thing (first time poster 😳). I'm due December 14 and training for a half marathon on October 14 and still teach spin classes. I work full time and have a very active toddler and having a hard time finding the energy to get in more than 2-3 runs during the week which is really dragging down my pace. Any suggestions for boosting energy when pre-workout isn't an option? Or are there any pre-works that are pregnancy safe?

hoosiermama-2

It sounds like as a current instructor yourself, you might be asking the wrong crowd for advice here.  
I don't even know what a "pre-workout" is. Like a warm-up? 

ETA: I'm not snarking at you, just cracking jokes. 

hartski8

@hoosiermama-2 it's like a super high caffeine supplement  that you take before working out to give a boost to your workout so you can go harder (but without all the added crap they put in an energy drink). I'll do some research and let know if I find anything relatively comparable that's safe for pregnancy 😉

orangecrush29

@hartski8 Welcome! Props to you for still being so active, that's great! As far as the pre-workout goes, I'm pretty sure all supplements are deemed unsafe for pregnancy since they aren't regulated by the FDA, but I could be wrong. I just make sure to drink my cup of coffee close to working out so I feel a little more energized, and then I just kinda fake it 'til I make it, hah.

Erinka

Happy to say I’ve stayed committed to twice a week prenatal water aerobics as well as twice a month prenatal yoga. I’m so proud of myself because my 1st pregnancy was quite  sedentary! This time I have enough energy for work and my toddler. And I’m sleeping better than I did during my first pregnancy too!