does pregnancy cause a fitness plateau?

Question

I abandoned the gym for several months due to a back injury while training for marathon. Im finally back and the gym and ttc. but i am concerned that if I get pregnant I will be not be able to push myself further and I will be stuck doing the same work outs for 9 months. I want to increase my fitness, how realistic is that during pregnancy? Would training for a 5k while pregnant be too much?

Answer

I ran my entire pregnancy and lifted weights, but yes, you will be doing he same exercises for 9 months straight. I did all of these things long before I was pregnant. Don’t start anything new or you will injure yourself. The hormones make your tendons, ligaments and muscles all work a little differently so don’t push it too hard. If you aren’t a runner now, starting and or pushing yourself hard will only make your heart work too hard. It’s already going to be in overtime just because of the baby. My advice: hit the gym hard now, give it all you’ve got, but when you find out your pregnant, stop increasing and focus on maintaining. I was able to maintain until the last 3 weeks and then it only took me a short time to get back where I was. Good luck!

Answer

I’m 8 months pregnant and have been running since TTC. I am due in 5 weeks and have not slowed down yet. Ran 19.3 miles 2 weeks ago in Disney! I just wouldn’t start while pregnant. Start now while TTC.

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Most doctors don’t recommend starting a new exercise when you get pregnant. They recommend walking, swimming, etc. I know women that ran throughout their entire pregnancies, but they were runners before. So, if your body isn’t used to running a 5k and you start training for one WHILE you’re pregnant, that might not be a good idea. But the best idea would be to talk to your doctor.

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Increasing your fitness level a lot during pregnancy is not really realistic. I did up my weights a bit during my second trimester and then had to stop for my third cause I’m too fatigued and uncomfortable now. You also don’t know how pregnancy will affect you so I wouldn’t make that a priority when ttc. You can always increase your fitness level again after baby is here 🙂

does pregnancy cause a fitness plateau?

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