exercise

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Do you ladies exercise ?
I didnt at all with my 1st baby and would like to with 2nd one
whats safe? swimming?

I have exercised the whole way through, and have been going to the gym three times a week, but if you were not exercising before good options are:

-swimming
-water aerobics
-pregnancy exercise classes
-pregnancy exercise DVDs

what were you thinking of?

In the gym I use the bike, stepper, rowing machine, cross trainer, treadclimber and skiing machines - I stopped lifting weights and using treadmill at 28 weeks.

im not preggies yet and i jogg every other day
i dont want to put all the weight i just lost straight back on but would like to eat sensibly and exercise when pregnant
im not a crazy yoummy mummy but know was very silly 1st time round eating for 5 not 2

There's another quite recent thread on exercise on here with some good tips so maybe look that up.

Basically, the advice is that it's ok to carry on what you were doing before (with a few exceptions like cage fighting) but be careful of overheating, dehydration and dont exercise to exhaustion.

I do 2x session with personal trainer (free weights, body weight conditioning and core exercises). We have adapted it from what I was doing before whe I would be begging for mercy after 10 mins.

2x 2hr tennis sessions

Some hiking at the weekends maybe (did a 50k hike at 9 wks- just took it easy on the pace and didnt let my HR get above 150)

About to start prenatal yoga twice a week.

I had every good intention of keeping on exercising when I got pregnant (was going to the gym 3 times a week beforehand). Then the sickness, nausea and tiredness hit me and I became incapable of contemplating anything more active than a walk to the shops until I got to 12 weeks.

I'm now 15 weeks, the sickness has subsided and I've got my energy back so I've started swimming, walking lots and will be starting pregnancy yoga next week. Feel sooooooo much better since I've been exercising again, although that could be down to starting the second trimester I suppose.

I would say keep up your exercise regime for as long as you feel comfortable but listen to your body and if it's getting too much then stop or look for an alternative.

thanks guys!xxx