Fitness Friday 4/1

bows22 · April 2022

How are you staying active this pregnancy?

EmilyE13 · April 2022

Yay! I was going to post this one but glad you beat me to it.

I lift 4 days a week at a powerlifting gym (I joined a team but got pregnant before I did any competitions) and squeeze in 1 day of CrossFit if schedules permit.

merostomata · April 2022

I’ve been feeling so much better and getting back into some higher intensity workouts! I try to move every day in some form. Usually FitnessBlender home workouts, so a combo of HIIT/Cardio and lifting. Sometimes I’ll do Pilates. Also tracking my steps and trying to get a good walk in every day.

I was running 15-20 miles a week pre-pregnancy, but haven’t been able to with my pelvic floor issues 😔 I just pee myself if I start. Made an appointment with a therapist for next week though!! I really hope I can do at least a little bit through pregnancy.

krysnicole1022 · April 2022

I do the elliptical or TaeBo/kickboxing every day. I have a streak going of approximately 800 days without missing a workout so I'm going to keep working out until I absolutely can't or am told not to. I have to modify for my belly and not do anything that throws me off balance. I finally got to do some TaeBo the last couple of days and it felt great. TaeBo helped me lose over 40 lbs so it's my favorite and it's fun. I do the elliptical when I don't have the energy to do anything else.

ctsa · April 2022

Wow you ladies are goals! I’m trying to get back into the routine. I started one of my programs right before I got pregnant and then towards the end of it I was spotting and got scared to start another. Then exhaustion hit. I need the motivation soooo bad.

siouxieq87 · April 2022

@merostomata I love fitness blender workouts! I try to do one of the one hour or 1000 cal workouts at least once a week, the other 5-6 days I’ll run if the weather is nice or go to the gym and do 40 min of cardio HIIT. Question- if you have a Fitbit, Apple Watch, etc, do you usually fall into Fitness Blender’s calorie burn predictions? I’m almost always 40-100 calories under the lowest limit and it’s frustrating cus I really do go all out! Oh and I hear you about the peeing yourself while running… this is baby #5 so my pelvic floor has been through the ringer. I generally don’t actually pee myself but I have to empty my bladder right before I go out and usually once along the way at a port-o potty (and I’m only doing 3 mile runs lol). I’ve also struggled with SPD during past pregnancies and I can already feel that familiar pain after running workouts so I doubt I’ll be able to keep it up too much longer.

My other favorite YouTube workouts are Caroline Girvan, Jeannette Jenkins, and Sydney Cummings.

sandy5693 · April 2022

I normally stick to low impact exercise, mostly long walks and lots of yin yoga. I suffer from sciatica for many years. In addition I'm also not a very athletic person haha

I am still so exhausted that my long walks have been very short walks, but I've been trying to slowly increase the length and creatively adjust (like stopping for a drink/snack in between) to make sure I"m moving and keeping healthy. I've started to have some RLP and need to keep doing yin yoga to make sure it doesn't get too bad. Fingers crossed.

If anyone has any other relatively gentle & beginner workouts I can do at home I would be very open to trying! I'm also so worried that when it gets super hot out here it's going to get more difficult to commit to an exercise routine.

krysnicole1022 · April 2022

Yeah I've chilled out on the higher impact stuff. I'm not trying to burn calories. I'm just trying to stay active. I do need to work prenatal yoga into the mix. I'm excited for summer. We have a pool so I'll get to swim and do water lunges and squats etc.

pangolindrome · April 2022

I walk three-four miles total every day with our dog. It works for my life. I miss the random 5-mile walks I’d take before, but I just don’t have it in me.

haleyerinrichter · April 2022

I do orange theory 3x/week still, and finally am back to my pre pregnancy levels of performance and endurance (took a steep decline in everything from weeks 4-11). I play beach volleyball once a week. And I’m trying to do at least one barre3 prenatal class online a week.

Was wondering if anyone has recs for pregnancy specific workouts for like appropriate core strengthening and pelvic floor&hip health. Trying to reduce my risks of postnatal issues outside of the normal exercise avoidances!

krysnicole1022 · April 2022

I think yoga is the number one recommended exercise for pregnant women. I definitely will need more pregnant friendly cardio workouts soon.

merostomata · April 2022

@siouxieq87 woohoo, another FB fan! I always mention them to others and no one's ever heard of them. That's awesome and impressive that you've been doing those 1000 cal workouts so frequently! I love those, but definitely haven't been able to do anything that intense during pregnancy. I've started doing level 4s again over the last couple weeks though, which feels great. As far as the workouts, my calories are always way under the predictions as well. I don't really pay attention to it though! @sandy5693 they have tons low-impact cardio and toning workouts for free on FitnessBlender.com, if you're interested in giving something a shot

There are also specific prenatal ones if you sign up for the paid subscription.

Really hoping I can get back into some running soon. The weather is absolutely perfect right now and I miss it a lot. Maybe I'll give it another shot while wearing a pad and hope for the best

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