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March 2018 Moms
LiveNLove44
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Fitness Friday Check-in 9/22
LiveNLove44
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It's BACK! It seemed like a lot of folks were needing some time through that first tri to just make it through, so I'm bringing the FF check-in back to see if people are able to make a plan to get moving a bit more as many people have said symptoms are subsiding--here's hoping 
What are you doing throughout the week to stay active?
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
What's your current favorite activity?
Happy Friday!!!
What are you doing throughout the week to stay active?
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
What's your current favorite activity?
Happy Friday!!!
Re: Fitness Friday Check-in 9/22
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How? Definitely! I am deconditioned already, so I am slower and not as strong. I am also not running. I got some pointers way back from a member here about yoga modifications that I am putting in practice.
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now? Motivation bc I can't be as physically active as I use to be. I don't feel as successful going to the gym as I do when I am not pregnant and it impacts my will to go. I still go, though. It is definitely good for me.
What's your current favorite activity? I actually really enjoy hiking with my kids. I live in a TX suburb, so places to hike are limited, but I love doing it and getting them into it.
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@LiveNLove44 thanks for starting this again.
I’ve been going to the gym for classes most days during the week
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
Mostly just making sure to drink enough water during and after
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
Motivation to leave the house!
What's your current favorite activity?
Body pump and barre
my greatest challenge has been motivation and fatigue. I need to figure out a different routine. I definitely do not feel my best when I don’t exercise. Zumba and weight lifting were my hobbies before getting pregnant, so I feel sad missing them. Also, to be completely honest, I require a lot of exercise to keep my weight in check when not pregnant, so I feel fluffy now and my self-esteem is way down low.
Currently I like to walk the track at the local park a few times In the morning. I plan to get back to the gym next week. I read that spin class is good for pregnancy- maybe I’ll try that.
Has anyone done spin class while pregant? Any tips? First timer here
@heatherdubrow : My work BFF gave me a Pure Barre prenatal video that I have yet to open. Honestly I don't even know what it is but I keep thinking I should break it out now that I don't feel rundown all the time.
@k318 : I would run spin class by your doctor before trying it out. Spin class tends to be really intense and may not be something you want to start while pregnant if you haven't done it before. My doctor okay a stationary bike but spin class may be a bit different because of it's intensity.
What are you doing throughout the week to stay active?
Until I was about 7 weeks I ran about 15 miles a week and did body weight type workouts three times a week. After 7 weeks I basically lived on my couch. It was sad. A couple weeks ago I started taking longer walks with my daughter in a stroller and last night I finally ran again! It was seriously amazing. I was nervous that I would be too out of shape but I felt great and probably could have done a lot more. I just didn't want to push myself too soon.
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
Since I took off so much time I dropped a lot of distance and am definitely slower. I have not yet started any weights back but it's in my plan. I'm just excited to be active again.
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
My husband's work schedule. He works long hours in the fall so I have to wait until late to run because leaving a 4 year old alone at home is generally a bad idea.
What's your current favorite activity?
I have a real love/hate relationship with running. It's just been recently that I realized how much I missed it.
EDD March 12, 2018
Pure Barre is all I've been doing, along with their new cardio class Empower. I also teach pure barre, so I count that as like half a workout when I teach haha
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
I haven't really started modifying yet, but I probably should soon with some of the ab stuff we do. My doctor mentioned at my appointment on Monday that she could feel my abdominal muscles starting to just barely separate (diastasis recti), which I didn't think happened normally until after birth so that has me concerned. I'm a FTM and just over 14 weeks so that seems pretty early but I'm clueless. I should've asked her if there was anything I should stop doing, but I had a million other things on my mind and I didn't. Do any of you have experience with this? Any recommendations?
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
We're in the process of moving to a new house, so between that, my full-time job, and teaching PB I just struggle finding tons of time in the day, but I've been trying to stay consistent!
What's your current favorite activity?
Pure Barre! That shouldn't come as a surprise
1) I teach 2 fitness classes a week (TBC and a muscle conditioning class), and am doing Yoga today...would love to make that my minimum routine
2) Lots of modifications because I feel so out of shape...I take lots more breaks, and for ab exercises, I'll demo a move but then not continue with crunches for example
3) Greatest challenge is I have not got that 'second trimester' energy jump yet...still tired and nauseous and on diclectin, but it's better
4) Teaching fitness classes, elliptical, honestly anything at this point!
@k318 can I ask why your doctor said no Zumba or muscle conditioning? Are you high risk? Or are there other complications?
@stlbuckeye132 from my understanding, diastasis recti occurs anytime from the second half of pregnancy until after. My two friends who had it showed me how it looked in the third trimester...a note is all the friends I had who got this had crazy strong abs before pregnancy, I always said because I was a bit 'softer' I didn't get it? Who knows if there's a correlation! You are supposed to avoid planks, crunches, push ups, etc., but I'm sure this depends on the person...
Going to the gym and(or run outside if I do not feel like messing with the gym crowd after work) most days of the week. I do weights and cardio, lots of set type workouts where I do 3-5 exercises and repeat 2-4 times.
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
I was having to modify some of my pace with mileage and sprints, and noticed I was tiring out more quickly during weights, but the last several weeks I have noticed that has improved so I am back to my normal routine.
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
I was having no problem with it up until a week and half ago or so. I was dealing with allergies and sinus headaches so I had to miss a few days in a row, which I can really tell when I haven't gone in a few days.
What's your current favorite activity?
As much as I have never been much of a runner (which Im still not), I like getting on the treadmill and running a few+ miles. I challenge myself to increase the speed as much as I can to see how far I can go in 30 minutes. And I LOVE the stair climber!
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How? I haven't been able to run as much already. I had a nasty knee injury last winter, and we were hoping to wait until after pregnancy to do a repair. I'll do the surgery next summer once I'm back from maternity leave and off school for a bit. It causes a lot of instability in my knee, and the relaxin makes it that much worse. I've adjusted by doing more intervals on a variety of machines that still make me stabilize my core, but aren't as focused on pounding like running is on the knees.
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now? My schedule. I worked 73 hours on my feet last week, and next week will be more. After a late match, it just isn't smart for me to sacrifice sleep for a gym visit. I'm trying to be patient, but gym time is my only "me" time. It's where I can go and NO ONE needs me. I don't owe anyone anything, and I can just do my thing. With being a wife, mom, teacher, and coach, I have a ton of people who need a lot, as they should, but it gets super draining. The gym time helps me refocus and get ready for the day!
What's your current favorite activity? Lifting upper body has been my favorite. I don't have little arms, and I've always been self conscious about them, so when I left, I end up feeling much better and more focused on what I can do rather than how I look. If that makes sense.
@k318, I'd ask for another opinion. I think you'll find a lot of doctors hold onto dated research in the area of activity during pregnancy (why?!). Resistance training doesn't have to be intense, and it supports lean body mass which is really important for mom's bone health, among other things. It will also help you balance your body composition which will help post-partum, too. I'm not a doctor and I don't know your history, but I'd be curious if another doctor would support resistance training (weights). I hope whatever you do, it feels good!
@notthefather I remember in my last pregnancies as I watched my pace slow down over time, and it was crazy. I still felt like I was working so hard! This time, I am trying really hard not to even think about pace and just go for time and how it feels. I hope your runs keep feeling good!
To you all, nice work!! I'm excited to see how many are feeling better in the 2nd tri!
I still have good days and bad days and my heartburn/acid reflux is showing up just as the nausea eases—which I expected. That sometimes affects how active I am. Mornings are my best opportunity to get some extra steps/activity in because by 2 pm everyday, I am usually flagging.
I love any day that I get out of the house and take DS to a park to play. It’s starting to cool off here in the desert a little and having play time outside, not at our house is a huge deal for our days. It’s also really nice to add in hikes wherever I can.
Hopefully I can start adding some yoga back in the evenings because it’s a huge help for when I sleep and it just feels good. And then maybe a couple times a week I can get back into doing some of my weights and HIIT workouts at my own slow pace.
Here's the thing...her class had basically just twists and obviously a lot of sun salutations that include back bends and planks. I felt so unsure what was actually okay to do and what wasn't??
Any advice from yogis who practice while pregnant??
As for twists and back bending they say not to do that for one reason - your round ligaments. YOU are the only one who can say if you can do twists and back bends without causing yourself pain. I'm still teaching And I'm still doing both of those because it doesn't hurt yet - but I make sure to pay attention so if in the future I need to stop I will. Tip that it helps if your abdominals are really engaged in twists.
Here's what I tell my pregnant students and how I am as a pregnant yogi myself: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! If something feels great then do it! If something feels shitty avoid it and modify. As you get bigger one modification that is really simple to make is making sure your feet are hip width in forward folds to make room for your bump. If twists are uncomfortable for you you can modify by turning your torso in the opposite direction your teacher tells you to - for example:
Instead of this pose:
Do this pose instead:
It's always a good idea to tell your teacher you are pregnant but also know that YOU know your body better than they do, so listen to their suggestions but if they tell you NOT to do something that you know your body can comfortably do then just do it.
urrg.... not much? I was really active before I found out, and was super excited to stay fit. But once the 1st tri exhaustion and nausea hit, I was toast. I would do walks, but recently I have been unable to even do those with our new schedule
Have you needed to modify your activity in any way? How?
I have had to modify the calisthenics that I do:
I have to be more cautious when I stretch to not put pressure on my sciatic nerve.
Less squats or any other activity like it that bothers the sciatic nerve.
What's the greatest challenge to staying active right now?
A little bit of round ligament pain, the sciatic nerve pain, and exhaustion(still!) really makes it hard to be motivated at all to work out. Also, our schedule is currently making it hard to work out since we have to hit the road for work before it's light, and get home when it's almost dark.
What's your current favorite activity?
I like to do some light yoga moves and stretches like cat/cow, cobra, down dog, and squats.
Pregnant with #2:
Repeat each exercise for 45 seconds and then rest for 15 seconds. Complete the circuit 3 times before moving onto the next group:
A
step back lunges, alt. legs
bodyweight squats
pushups (on your knees for comfort if you want)
B
stairs (adjust speed for comfort)
push up and reach (turn to the side and reach one arm up to the ceiling, alt. arms)
jog in place (or high knees if it's comfortable)
C
side lunges (alt. legs)
squat and kick (forward kick as you stand, alt. legs)
dips on a chair (emphasis on triceps and keeping elbows steady)
This would take 27 minutes if you watch the clock closely, but always be sure to adjust for comfort. You could always bring the active seconds down and increase your rest if you need it. I like doing circuits because it makes the time go by faster and doesn't get boring. I have a couple sets of bands and DBs at home that help me mix it up with more exercises than this, but this is a good start without needing anything but a staircase (or even a chair to step up).