Cardio Questions!!

Re: Cardio Questions!!

• kipnus

  July 2013

  Why do you want to cut back on weights and use lighter weights? What are your goals?

  The best cardio for you will also depend on your fitness goals and your schedule. For health, you should be getting a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, 5 days/week. If you are training for a marathon, obviously you'll need to bump it up!

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• ajbook member

  July 2013

  I'm assuming your are early in your pregnancy, yes?

   

  If so, you should probably be able to continue working out as you have been, maybe dropping back in the intensity if you did harder workouts.  For example, you may need to slow down speed/sprint workouts. Your workout durations sound fine. I generally use the talk test. If I can hold a conversation without gasping for breath I'm not going too hard. You could also wear a heart rate monitor if you want.  I was advised to keep my HR under 140 bpm.

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• Rseed member

  July 2013

  Thanks ladies, I'm not training for anything, but last August I began working with a HitchFit trainer and changed over to a "clean diet". So I work out for maintenance and toning/muscle building (not like a physique competitor, just to keep in shape). I lift pretty heavy, and many moves include core strength training, so I don't want to overdo it. Cardio concerned me because I don't want to burn too many calories when I should be eating a bit more eventually. I'm only 5 weeks into my pregnancy, but I want a healthy one and it's been on my mind. I took the weekend off training and am going back tomorrow. 

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• Rseed member

  July 2013

  Honestly I'm assuming I will have to cut back on the weight as I go further into pregnancy, but I'm not sure. That's why I'm reaching out! I'm an over thinker haha

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• KateVA member

  July 2013

  Rseed:

  Thanks ladies, I'm not training for anything, but last August I began working with a HitchFit trainer and changed over to a "clean diet". So I work out for maintenance and toning/muscle building (not like a physique competitor, just to keep in shape). I lift pretty heavy, and many moves include core strength training, so I don't want to overdo it. Cardio concerned me because I don't want to burn too many calories when I should be eating a bit more eventually. I'm only 5 weeks into my pregnancy, but I want a healthy one and it's been on my mind. I took the weekend off training and am going back tomorrow. 

  You don't need to drop weight, at least not in the first trimester. When you say heavy, what do you mean? Once you hit mid-second trimester, you may need to drop a little. Just don't strain too much, but it has more to do with what is heavy for you and less about a specific weight. I was doing 200lb deadlifts earlier this week, with no issues.

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• DEL14 member

  August 2013

  I think your body will tell you when it's time to drop weight. I actually knew I was pregnant when I was lifting because my core felt "off" and I felt a few twinges. Took a pregnancy test the next day, for my BFP lol. I've switched to a new workout that is a little lighter weight and lots of reps. That's what felt right to me because the ab twinges made me nervous and I didn't want to pull or hurt anything. 

  

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