Fitness while pregnant?

Question

I’m having a very difficult time finishing normal workout routines that I’ve been successful with for almost a year. I’m 9 weeks pregnant and I feel less energized. Last night at the gym, I could only get through 10 minutes of cardio and 2 sets of 6 different reps. I normally do 20 minutes of cardio and 3 sets of 6 different reps. Do I push myself to complete what my body has been conditioned to do or is it right to stop like I did last night? I felt completely out of breathe and exhausted. What’s everyones work out plan?

Answer

Follow your body! If it’s too much, it’s too much and you need to slow down. You’re in your first trimester still so exhaustion isn’t unusual. Do what you can and stop when your body says stop. As long as you walk/swim 30 mins or so a day, that’s all that matters! Don’t push your body to do more than it can right now- it’s creating a human from scratch! Good luck and congrats!!!

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Doing chores and grocery shopping is already a work out for me 😅, don’t really do much abdominal work like I did before I was pregnant. I used to jump rope, lift, Pilates, jog, yoga, and bike ride. Not forcing myself to do any of that right now, the most I can do is speed walk 2miles through inclines on a trail with my dogs 2-3x a week. 😊

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It’s fine to stop like you did. You’re not expected to go as hard as you usually do while pregnant, getting any exercise is great.

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Snap! I’m just doing what I can and not over doing it as I’ve had 2 miscarriages already.

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I assume you mean to say “2 sets (of x number of reps) of 6 different exercises”....but anyways.
Don’t be discouraged! Your energy will
Come back in a week or two and you’ll be able to do more again! They fact that you’re staying on track by doing a little bit of exercise is good enough for now!

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I have done cardio and core workouts from home since I found out I was pregnant. I am now 14 weeks and have some days where I have a hard time finishing the last 3 minutes. I notice I feel crappy when I didn't eat some fruit beforehand or drink some water so I am trying to remember that.

Fitness while pregnant?

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