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PIYo?
tmk0325
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Hi Ladies, sorry if this has been asked before, but I was just curious if anyone has used PIYo (a beachbody program) while pregnant? I've read good things about it, but was just wondering how it has been going if you are using it? Since it is a combination of Yoga and Pilates, I feel it will be generally safe to use (with modifications for certain poses), but I haven't started it yet. I was hoping to get some feedback from others currently using it! Do you like it? How do you feel when doing it? I just finished P90X3 and 21 Day Fix Extreme and I think those programs will be too intense for me to keep doing.
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The workouts are definitely low impact, and I don't always necessarily feel that challenged by them. They do make me feel longer, and more peaceful, however. This is my second pregnancy by the way, and I am in my first trimester. I'm a little over four weeks. My first trimester I plan to continue what I've been doing. Jillian Michaels and 21DF, not in any specified order or anything. I will stop doing this until I feel like I can't keep up. I'm not really out to push myself too hard during this pregnancy.
PiYo will probably be good for the second trimester for me. I'm really not sure how I'm going to maintain a plank while in my third trimester though LOL and I don't really want to try!
Another thing that I plan to do during this pregnancy is the Tracy Anderson pregnancy DVDs. I used them with my last pregnancy. They are definitely low impact and her focus is to just maintain the body that you already have. Keep your butt where it is! You should look into that as well, for a less strenuous workout.
I am having a hard time now gettin through my workouts (I've been mixing them up on demand) so I'm also looking forward to the next couple weeks when hopefully this first trimester gets easier! I'm 6w and since week four I have been getting really tired and out of breath much more than I normally would and had to modify the modifier! I was doing 21day fix extreme when I found out I was pregnant and stopped doing thAt after it was done. Was a bit too much at this point! I have tried Autumn's first trimester workout on demand and liked that also.
I c as n hardly hold planks now, I can't imagine what that'll look like 6 months from now!
That said, if you google "PiYo while pregnant", there is a document from the Beachbody blog that lists pregnancy modifications for every video. Maybe I'll be able to return to it when the nausea subsides!!
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