not motivated to workout!

barbyjp

anyone sles just not motivated tow ork out? I keep reading/hearing that it is important/helpful to workout during pregnancy at least 30 minutes a day!  I find that I get motivated on a Monday and then don't do anything the rest of the week because I'm too tired/lazy after work.  I do walk my dog on nice days..but it's only about a mile long..so not 30 minutes...I just bought 2 pregnancy workout dvds online and hope maybe I can start doing them in the morning when I have more energy..any suggestions??? I also have a gym membership and go maybe once a week at this point..I like zumba..but it's getting tiring!

NJbaby2012

Guilty!!

This is probably a stretch but I consider my cooking and cleaning as exercise. In fact, since I count it as exercise I actually do it more often.  

 

jayhawk2003

I feel the need to workout too, but I'm soo tired after work.. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle..The more the pregnancy drags on the more tired I get.

NJbaby2012

I know - I feel the same way. Where's this energy I'm supposed to have during the 2nd trimester???? lol I had a group of friends over for a demonstration and I was in bed the following day almost all day I was so tired!

 

JFluvsJD80

Right there with you. I used to work out 6 days a week before I got pregnant. Now, I'm lucky if I get three days in. And I don't have the excuse of being tired after work either...I'm not working. I'm trying to really boost myself here.

mkflower3000

Yes ma'am! Definitely for the past 2.5 weeks... I've never liked the gym (I like to be active but much prefer to do it as part of an actual activity - not running in place on a treadmill or lifting dumbells), but I've been pretty good about forcing myself to go regularly for the past 2ish years. I even managed to get a few good weeks out of the 2nd tri, but lately I just. can't. do. it... It doesn't help that our house is on a REALLY long and windey (sp?) road so it's literally impossible to go for a walk unless I drive somewhere to walk first. I do try to go on walks when I'm on campus, but of course those don't happen every day. I really just wish that DH and I had more of an active lifestyle overall so I wouldn't have to worry so much about purposeful exercise.

Smh619

I have little motivation too...sometimes I just put on music and dance around. That counts!