How much exercise is everyone doing at this stage? And do any of you find it really difficult to get motivated??

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I'm currently 13 weeks pregnant. Doing yoga once a week and walk the dogs sometimes but that's abiut it I'm struggling to maintain a routine mainly because of my mood and lack of motivation. I see all these articles and videos about exercise and it makes me feel so guilty!

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I use to be so active and now it’s a struggle. I have been trying to work out 2-3 times a week if that and same walking the dogs. The exhaustion just gets the best of me

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This is my third pregnancy and I’m 12 weeks and I’m working out 3-4 days a week. Between yoga, indoor cycling, barre, and swimming. It gets easier once you get further from the first tri and then it becomes adapting to the size of the belly. I also work as a nurse so I work 3 days a week so I think that makes it easier. Plus the gym will watch my soon to be 3 yo and 18mo so it gives me my hour of me time so i think that’s my motivation.

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I'm a SAHM with a 22 month old. We do lot outside together and I try to walk places if we can instead of driving. But I do make it to CrossFit 3 sometimes 4 times a week. I did CrossFit with my daughter until I was 37weeks and I only stopped because I got really bad ezcema. I'm currently 9+3weeks so only my husband, parents and my CrossFit coaches know. Lol.

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I still have no energy, but have a toddler who requires a lot of activity, so we walk to the park (about a mile) a couple times a week and I’ve been using my standing desk at work more lol, that’s about it though. When I was pregnant with my son I just went on mile or so walks a couple of days a week and was able to maintain strength and didn’t gain any weight during pregnancy. (Lost some in the beginning from sickness) that gave me enough strength to push for four hours. So... 🤷‍♀️💁‍♀️ lol. I find myself getting really winded super easy now, so I don’t want to push myself too hard. I’m not a super active person to begin with

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I'm 11+2 and teach fitness classes (kickboxing and lifting) 3 times/week. I've cut back from 5 times/week because I find most days I'd rather have a nap then go to the gym 😅 I'm lucky to have an amazing team who covers my class if I'm not feeling well enough.

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Wayyyyyy too tired to work out lol. My work out is chasing my 16 month old around. Once I get some energy back during 2nd trimester I’ll hopefully be able to incorporate walking as I didn’t do much extreme exercise before being pregnant

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Literally nothing lol. I’ve become a lump 😂

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I am currently 10 weeks and am struggling with motivation to workout. I really want but between working 10 hour days and having a 3 year old and a 1 year old, oh and can’t forget feeling sick 90% of the time, I have failed miserably. I’m really hoping to get back to exercising in a couple weeks. My second pregnancy I was unable to do any kind of exercising due to placenta previa and then once that cleared my cervix measured short. I couldn’t even walk around my block and walking is all did my first pregnancy. Fingers crossed I don’t have any issues like that again!

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I was sticking to my regular routine and working out 5-6 days a week up until six weeks when I found out i had a subchorionic hematoma and was told to take it easy and no working out. I'm now 9 +3 and and was told at my scan a few days ago I can go back to the gym but nothing high intensity. Feeling like a lazy bum the past few weeks has been killing me but of course I don't want to risk harming the little babe. Hoping this thing is completely gone soon and I can get back to my normal active self in a few weeks!!

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Right there with you this is the first week I’ve had some energy but I seriously lack the motivation! Trying to do a little here and there but I know it’s not enough I used to work out 4-5 times a week so I def feel like I’m slacking

How much exercise is everyone doing at this stage? And do any of you find it really difficult to get motivated??

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