Exercise

[natalielawry1]

Can I ask do any of u ladies go to the gym and do cardio while pregnant ? If so which parts as I’m confused on what I should do ?

You can continue with the same level of exercise you were doing before. Just listen to your body and slow down / stop if you need to.

I don't go to the gym as there aren't any near us, but yes, I carried on with all my usual activities as long as they felt fine. With my first, I was running before I got pregnant (about 3 miles several days a week). I slowed down to walking as running just was uncomfortable and too tiring, but I continued to walk 3-4 miles a day about 3 days a week and then longer walks, sometimes as much as 10-12 miles on the weekends.

This pregnancy, I've also carried on with the walking, though it's not quite as long (as I don't have the time anymore for 4 mile walks mid week or 10 miles on the weekend), but I was also doing spinning (indoor cycling) when I got pregnant and carried on with that until I was about 12 weeks (then just didn't have time or energy, so stuck to walking). Whatever you were doing before you should be safe to carry on, and even for someone who wasn't very active before, walking and swimming if you start slowly and build up the distance/time should be fine if you are otherwise healthy. But yes, mostly just listen to your body.

Aw thank u ladies did not want to do to much and cause a problem

I've continued to exercise all the way through, i'm currently 37+1. I kept doing the weights and resistance training alongside HIIT until about 32 weeks when i got SPD so I'm more limited now but still doing upper body stuff and HIIT. I don't push myself as hard as I did before getting pregnant and rather than using heart rate as a measure I make sure I'm not so out of breath that I can still hold a conversation whilst exercising. I think it's great for you and for baby and will hopefully help labour and post natal recovery. Mothercare do some sports leggings with over bump band for when you need them! Good luck.