Pregnancy Workouts

Pregnancy Workouts

Pregnancy Workouts

Working out & staying active is important during pregnancy. I am really looking forward to working out hard again and getting back into my pre-baby workouts  Not to mention…I can’t wait to purchase some cute new workout gear to get me motivated! Below is a recap of how my workouts have evolved by trimester.

1st Trimester: Most of my workouts remained the same with little changes and modifications. I decided to quit pushing myself and focus on maintaining. I continued to attend yoga & pilates classes with very little modifications. I was sad I had to stop going to Core Power Yoga because most of their classes are heated but found another studio by our apartment with unheated classes. Pregnancy is not the time for heated yoga. I didn’t do much cardio except some limited running and hiking on the weekends.  In the middle of this trimester, I started my Classical Pilates training certification.

2nd Trimester: We still went hiking on the weekends but I quit running. I phased out yoga this trimester mainly because my Pilates certification was taking up all my time with observation, teaching, and practice hours. I plan to start back yoga post baby. I joined a Prenatal Pilates class and it was a great resource for me and gave me the knowledge I needed to modify in my Pilates practice. Towards the end of this trimester, almost all my workouts were Pilates based.

3rd Trimester: The beginning this trimester, I was still super active with little workout changes from the 2nd trimester. I went on a backpacking trip right at the 6 month mark. It wasn’t an easy hike and this was really my last physically demanding hoo-rah. At 35 weeks, my body started to tell me no. A lot of my modifications in Pilates didn’t even feel that great anymore. Walking started to become difficult. Baby’s head dropped and the pelvic pressure became intense even on small walks. We still do a lot of walking since that is my mode of transportation but there is a lot of stopping and waddling involved.  At 36 weeks, I quit all workouts outside the home and focused on gentle stretches and minimal leg & arm exercises. I am 37 weeks now and plan to continue with this workout plan till baby arrives.

Post-Natal Plans: I don’t want to set goals yet since I’m not sure how my delivery will go. I will give my body the time it needs to recover but then I plan to start back with Pilates first. I am excited to get back into working out without lots of modifications!

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