Your workout routine for pregnancy?

[Grainedesesame]

I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant with my first and I am trying to exercice about 30mn/ 5 days a week. I used to do more pre pregnancy but had very bad nausea and done nearly zero exercices for about 4 months. I found that I feel so much better on the days I am doing a workout. I really like the Mumhood online programme from Frame.

How about you? How active are you during the lockdown? Do you manage to keep a routine? Have you increase or decrease? Which one are your favourites pregnancy video/ YouTube/ insta?

Thank you for sharing 😊

Ah glad there’s a thread about this - maybe it can motivate me! I’m 22 weeks. What’s the mumhood programme like? I’ve not heard of that before.

I’m feeling guilty at the mo as not managing to motivate myself to get fitter. I do 20 mins yoga every day and usually a 5km dog walk but I’m finding I get a bit of pelvic pain now with the walking. I really want to do more cardio as I feel quite sob easily but just CANNOT be bothered 🙈 I start with good intentions but never keep it up regularly

I’m a bit unsure on what I can do. Before I got pregnant I went to the gym 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes. Now in lockdown I’m trying to do 30 minutes a day. Mainly cardio - moderate intensity dance classes or HIIT, working hard enough to get a bit of a sweat on and slightly breathless but still well well within my comfort zone.
I’m going to start incorporating a bit of yoga as I think I need to do some strength training.

I’m only 5+5 so no bump to worry about, not sure if I still have to follow a special pregnancy work related programme or can just use common sense for time being??

Hopefully this is ok?! I’m going to ask midwives in my booking appt as want to do enough that I get the benefit but don’t want to do any damage!!

I too have had horrendous nausea and vomiting for many many weeks, I am now nearly 17 weeks and starting to feel much much better. In my first pregnancy, from around 16 till birth, I walked about 2 hours a day at a good pace, and spent as much time as I could on my birthing ball doing very basic very easy pelvic exercises. I don't have the energy to go long walks like that at the moment, but will go short walks daily as much as I can, and youtube pregnancy workouts, gentle ones. Both my previous births were natural and great and easy, and I am certain keeping fit helped with this, so I do want to stay as fit as possible this time! I think as long as you schedule something in daily, and spend time on a birthing ball, this is enough for most.

I had to stop after week 7 as morning sickness was foul! Have picked it up again since week 15. To be honest I've carried on doing my regular HIIT classes and modifying where needed. I do some Pilates too, there's a good prenatal one By BodyFit by Amy on YouTube. I just listen to body and stop if it feels too much.

I try keep my heart rate sub 150.

My Midwife said I was absolutely fine to carry on as normal but just listen to my body. If you're fit you should carry on. I also don't want a huge motivation to climb to get back after!

@Nsmum14 with my first I ready that being active aided a better labour. Sadly I didn't happen and had a section that time and second time round. I'm glad it does work though!!

I signed up to Lucy Flow pregancy yoga online. I'd recommend it - she also goes through breathing techniques etc. She has a blog with trial workouts you can look at.

Also Jennis pregnancy I follow on Instagram looks good.

@ChipsAreLife maybe I just got lucky with both. When I was a kid I had a nasty eating disorder and at one point a Doctor said my pelvis was underdeveloped as a consequence of prolonged starvation. So I was very glad to discover no actual harm was done. The body has such an enormous capacity for healing!

@Grainedesesame I bought a cross trainer and do a minimum of 30 minutes per day, sometimes twice a day. So glad I bought out as I dont like exercising with videos and I was missing the gym so much.

Hello!
I used to be a bit of a gym bunny before I got pregnant but struggling to keep it up and keep motivated.
I try do do long walks, sometimes jogs and some strength classes online but it's hard work now without a gym!
I'm 23 weeks and do find that now after a long walk I do get a bit of pelvic pain! I feel about 80 lol.

@Undomesticgodde55 how much is Lucy Flow? She keeps cropping up on my Facebook, looks good but only 5 hours of content which doesn’t seem like a lot

I was running a mile a few times a week until my hips told me not to. Now I'm 28 weeks I'm doing a strength workout (squats, a few arm weight routines and leg routines while on the floor), every second day. Also doing my work yoga class via zoom. And going for 1 permitted and 1 illegal walk per day! The app 'Prenatal Yoga' is currently free until May, haven't tried it yet but looks flexible.

@Emerald89 I think I paid a £39 for 6 months. Even prior to covid-19 services around here were dire and didn't fit in with my schedule.

Lots of great ideas here. Thank you.

I will check Lucy flow, it said 29£ for 3 months.

@vinoelle- Mumshood is about 90£ for the whole pregnancy. You have 3 different workouts for each trimester and 6 for any stage of the pregnancy. There are quite dynamic so I like them.

I am also doing yoga once a week with Nadia Narain online now.

Oh I may check out Lucy Flow too. I've found some YouTube ones but they're really gentle. I like a good stretch!!! Do you feel like you get that with hers?

Hmmm, there are gentler flows for sure but I'm guessing that's because it's pregancy cantered. She does a 40 min (ish) strength one, 40 (ish) min back one and a 40 (ish) min hip opener one though. But you can go back and double up if you want a bit more

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Bloody hell I feel so unfit reading about all your exercise regimes!!