Exercise & 1st Trimester

[welch]

Hi All,

I realize versions of this question have been asked a lot, so I apologize for the repeat. I'm wondering about how intense you exercised during your first trimester when pregnant? I just found out I'm about 3 - 4 weeks pregnant (so still really early, and I feel fine). I'm nervous because I had a m/c over a year ago at 8 weeks, and that was my only other pregnancy. My doctors have said I can exercise if I feel up to it, but I'm having a hard time explaining to them what a "Cathe workout" entails and the higher intensity of B&G, Imaxes, CTX, STS, etc. :-)

So did you still jump, sweat, lift just as much as you always had? Did you notice problems while exercising or afterwards? And what about abs? Did you still do normal ab workouts during the first trimester?

I apologize for the long post and so many questions. I think I'm always going to be nervous about having another m/c, and I just want to do the right things. Hopefully I'll be able to ask questions a lot more on this forum for the next several months :-)

Thanks for your help,
Carrie

[23jimbean]

The most important thing is to ask your doctor what they count as too much and to listen to your body. I wore a heart rate monitor and exercised throughout my whole pregnancy. I am 39 weeks pregnant, still running. I did Body Max 2 yesterday! I had days when I could do nothing and took it easy. When I felt good, I exercised. I did lay off the weights, though. I found myself getting injured a lot, especially shoulders, as my relaxin intensified. LIsten to your body. I have had a great pregnancy this time around and I contribute it to exercise. Feel free to private message me if you want more info...

[JodelleFitzh20]

Basically you can train just like you did before you were pregnant, you just don't want to add anything or up the intensity. You're body can handle what you've been doing up to this point, and it will tell you when it's tired and needs a rest so just listen to it. If you were jumping around before you can jump around now, just not anymore or harder than you were before. Watch how far you stretch, as your body is more pliable with more hormonal changes. After first tri-mester, no laying flat on your back as that can allow baby to compress an artery that brings vital blood flow to you and baby. You can lay on an incline or on your sides, but not flat on your back. Exercise is so good for pregnancy...keep up the workouts!

[melanalyus]

1. Listen to your body. If your body is telling you that it's tired, rest...forgo the workout that day.

2. Do not become anaerobic (no heavy out of breath breathing)

3. This is not the time to increase intensity of weight work. Your goal is to maintain your health fitness----not to increase it.


Have fun & enjoy your pregnancy!

[wonderwoman]

Congratulations Carrie! Good luck to you!

I too just found out I am pregnant and was wondering the same thing except I posted my question in the open forum and receive goor responses. I did GS legs and felt good yesterday.

[welch]

Thank you guys for the advice and support. I'm just paranoid because of the previous m/c and I'm trying to be extra careful during this pregnancy. So far I've still been working out normally, but my husband keeps coming downstairs to check on me during my workouts. I need the advice to calm him down just as much as myself! :-)

Thanks again,
Carrie