Weekly Exercise Thread

gutsysneakers · March 2014

Happy Monday, Ladies (or not so much - I hate this Springing forward crap)! I can only imagine how much worse this will be next year with a baby. Ugh. So how did you do this week?

Week:

Exercise Log:

Rants/Raves:

Goals for this Week:

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)?

gutsysneakers · March 2014

Week: Week 29

Exercise Log:

Monday: Snowed in

Tues: Lazy

Wed: Lazy

Thurs: see above

Friday: Body Pump (1 hour)

Sat: Body Step (1 hour)

Sun: Kickboxing (1 hour)

Rants/Raves: Rant: As you can see from my week, I became lazy and had zero motivation to get to the gym during the week. I stayed home with DH and helped cook dinner a few nights - I'm not experiencing too much regret about it. Rave: I only have 10 weeks or so left of exercising w/a belly!

Goals for this Week: Hit the gym tonight/Wed night/Friday and Saturday. Sunday, DH and I have an all day birthing class (he's thrilled) so I'm not sure if I'll be able to squeeze a workout in that day.

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)? The entire process - when/where I'll go into labor, the amount of time I'm in labor, complications, becoming a Mom - the entire thing is still freaking me out.

awknyc · March 2014

Week: 32

Exercise Log: Sun: Ran 3, elliptical 10 min

Tues: Ran 3.5, elliptical 10 min

Thurs: Ran 3.5, elliptical 10 min, free weights

Sat: Ran 3.5, elliptical 10 min, free weights

Rants/Raves: Rant: It is starting to get a bit uncomfortable to run even with my FitSplint. There is this constant pressure in my bladder. Rave: I still am running and hoping to keep it up for a few more weeks.

Goals for this Week: Keep doing what I'm doing. I'd say eating healthier but who are we kidding.

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)? The tearing! and also the recovery. I've heard so many horror stories about delivery that I think mentally I'm somewhat prepared for the worst, but cannot imagine how I'll feel afterwards.

BeesKnees181 · March 2014

Week: 28 weeks

Exercise Log:

Monday -

Tuesday - 30 minute walk

Wednesday - 1 hour prenatal yoga

Thursday -

Friday - 45 minute walk

Saturday - 1 hour hike

Sunday -

Rants/Raves: Rant - My back and ribs are hurting. Rave - Third trimester! And both babies are the same size - 2 lbs. 4 oz. each & baby A flipped, she is no longer breech and is now resting on my bladder.

Goals for this Week: More walking - it is the only thing that feels good lately

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)? I don't want a c-section, I really don't want to give birth to one of the girls vaginally and have to have a c-section for the second one. I just want a normal, boring, vaginal delivery with minimal intervention.

Divine0chaos · March 2014

Week: 31
Exercise Log:
mon: ellptical 30 legs
Tues: walked legs and arms
Wed: legs arms
Thurs: ran 20 min super slow only a 10.3 min pace
Fri rest
Sat rest
Sun rest

Rants/Raves: after finally getting the clear to run again that night I ended up with shin splints from my run. I know it has to be baby related I did everything the same etc. my running shoes still have plenty of miles left. The next morning was even worse, and my entire back ached from my maternity belt

.

Goals for this Week: get the usual excersise besides running, don't push myself too hard.

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)?
I'm most scared about him being okay. With my first son he came out limp and quite. He had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, they whisked him away very quickly. For the next 3 min I was terrified, made my husband check on him and leave me be to stitch up my internal tearing. Thankfully he was okay, but then breathing too fast. Finally he went back to normal, and he was fine.

hatrats · March 2014

Call me crazy, but I love the time change because it is light for so much of the evening. I always get out and do more (including exercise

) after springing forward. I can get over the early mornings pretty quickly and I think it's worth it.

Week: 31
Exercise Log:
Fri elliptical 30 m

Sun long walk

Rants/Raves: Last week was pretty bad on the exercise front since it iced over here Monday and Tuesday. My gym was closed and I couldn't even walk around the neighborhood since it was a sheet of ice. / I don't have a ton to rave about on a Monday, but I am happy it will be light outside after work and I'll get to walk my dog more.

Goals for this Week: Hoping to make it to the gym a couple of times and get more walks in after work.

What are you most nervous/scared about (re: baby/birthing,etc.)?
I am most nervous about just not knowing and not having any control over when things happen and how the birth will end up.

gutsysneakers · March 2014

@awknyc - when you are running, do you ever feel like you have a cramp? I'm not talking about labor cramps, etc., more like the cramps you would get while on a run pre-pregnancy and just keep running? Last night, I ran 2 miles and a few cramps and sometimes in my cardio classes, I'll get random cramps.

Just wanted to know if this happened to anyone else and if its normal?

awknyc · March 2014

@Jcrewgirl85 - Yes! I do get cramps, is it bad that I manage to still run through them? It usually only lasts a minute and they go away. I also get BH contractions too randomly when I'm running and my belly gets so tight and compact for 30 seconds and then goes away. It started happening about a couple weeks ago, but hasn't caused me any real problems and my doctor doesn't seem too concerned.

gutsysneakers · March 2014

@awknyc - thanks! I haven't brought it up with my OB yet although I have an app on Friday and will then - glad to see it just isn't me!

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