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Fitness Friday - 6/16

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Morning ladies! How's everyone feeling?

This work week was a bit better than usual for me. M-T I swapped out my morning yoga for a long morning walk with the dog before the heat climbed into the too hot zone. W, same, but I ended up running half of it. Felt great, except for the fact I was not wearing a high impact sports bra. My breasts were not too happy with me that day. Thursday cooled off enough I actually biked to work! It's 5.2 miles each way, and fairly hilly. The ride was wonderful! Of course my legs are sore today, but it felt great to get out on my bike. Definitely starting to feel the squish factor. I'm hoping to keep bike commuting until my center of balance starts to be an issue. Might have to move the handlebars back so I can sit more upright. 

Today I was feeling pretty tired this morning, so I skipped the morning yoga. I'm hoping to use my lunch break to get in a short practice instead. 
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  • ineedsixeggsineedsixeggs member
    I haven't run this week because my ankles are feeling weak. Instead I've been doing a combo of https://diaryofafitmommy.com/belly-only-pregnancy-workout/ and her no excuses pregnancy workout plus more squats. And yoga when I get the chance. I really hope the ankle thing doesn't keep me out long because I'm signed up for a 5k on 4th of July and it might kill my runner's heart to have to walk it. 
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  • jess0211jess0211 member

    This week hasn't been the best, Monday we were traveling so I didn't get a workout in. Tuesday and Wednesday I did cardio and some weights. Thursday I ended up having to leave work early due to DH having a migraine and losing his vision with it. When I got home I was so exhausted that I crashed. Plus something is wrong with my right foot, every time I step down I get a pain on the side of my foot. I thought perhaps resting it would help, but nope. Hoping it gets better though. I did workout this morning with cardio and weights. I did some extra stretching as my calves are killing me.




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  • liz4382liz4382 member
    Earlier this week we were camping and went on a couple of walks. About a mile and a half each day, I would say. Zumba on Wed and again today. I miss running but it doesn't feel good to me right now and I don't want to stress my body. 

    @BayCamp I may look into those workout pants!  I'm growing out of mine, just have two pairs that work right. now. I thought they would work for longer but I think it's because they are running capris and have too much compression/not a high enough rise. 
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  • ineedsixeggsineedsixeggs member
    liz4382 said:
    ... I miss running but it doesn't feel good to me right now and I don't want to stress my body...
    This is so important. 
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  • liz4382liz4382 member
    Thanks @ooodalollly. Sometimes it's hard because I always pictured myself as someone who would run throughout pregnancy and I see so
    many people who can do that. But I know I need to listen to my own body right now and not compare myself to others. 
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  • ineedsixeggsineedsixeggs member
    @liz4382 I was irritated at myself when I had to stop running with my first. But if it's too much for your body at the time, then it's too much. You're totally doing the right thing by staying tuned in. 
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  • foxaírtfoxaírt member
    @liz4382
    Listen to your body . You'll know what is right for you . Your doing a great job. Be kind to yourself just do what what you can when you can your body will tell you what's OK. 

    I'm dropping down on intensity a lot at pole some for safety but mostly because my muscles aren't letting me   . I'm interpreting it as my body won't let me do things before it becomes unsafe to do them . I just do what moves I can and keep dancing for the cardio.  
    Also took up a second day at contortion so now between that and yoga im stretching 4 times a week 
    And  am going to start some pregnancy exercise at home  in between to make up for what I have to drop as I go in my regular routeen 
    Felt I'll at contortions on Thursday tho getting really tight through my diaphragm 

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  • ArtificialRedArtificialRed member
    Does anyone else get rlp during squats? This is new in the past day or two and now I'm all paranoid I'm messing up my form or something. But I've been doing the same squats for almost the whole pregnancy because I'm afraid of my previous varieties being too hard on my relaxin-filled joints. I'm basically just doing the straightforward kind where you could put a lower chair behind you and you just squat way back and down, touch your butt to it, and up again. But there's not actually a chair there. Knees only about hip distance apart. 

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  • liz4382liz4382 member
    @ArtificialRed a few weeks ago when I did squats, I had some weird pressure where RLP would be, if that makes sense. I took it easy for a few days and when I tried again it was gone. My only form suggestion for squats (pregnant or not) would be to make sure alllll of your weight is in your heels. You should be able to wiggle your toes and your knees will naturally track behind your toes. If you are doing that and it still hurts, it's probably not a form thing.  Don't push yourself to do anything that feels weird though!
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  • ArtificialRedArtificialRed member
    @liz4382 thanks for the tip! I'm definitely not paying attention to where the weight is going, so I'll focus on my heels and see if that helps. 

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  • BayCampBayCamp member
    @ArtificialRed sometime I get RLP at the weirdest times and the next day the same action won't give it to me. Maybe it's just where baby was sitting at the time? 
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