(Fitnik - you can probably relate!)
O.K. - first let me say that I am a certified group exercise instructor and have taught pre/post-natal fitness (on and off) since 1993. All my friends and family know that I have taught exercise classes since 1987. I have run the Chicago marathon twice, with proper training and nutritional considerations. I teach 4 BodyPUMP classes a week and have for over two years. I tend to do cardio on my own as I also have a full-time job. I am by far, the most physically active of all my friends and relatives and am usually the source of support and guidance when they want to start/change exercise programs. I've taught childre up through seniors. I'm very extroverted and opionated but am also in the field of social services full-time = so I am also a compassionate person. I will be your cheerleader/coach and also your conscience - especially if I love you.
So...WHY MUST ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY FREAK OUT THAT I AM STILL MYSELF WHILE PREGNANT????!!!!!
I have six nieces and nephews. My oldest nephew, who is 5.5 years old, is my buddy. Since he learned to walk, our official greeting is for me to squat down to his level and let him run up to me and jump in my arms. This is then followed by my turning him around, count to three and he jumps up to get on my shoulders. Well, Saturday I did this (I am 22 weeks and showing moderately) and had his mother, my mother, my father, a best-friend, another friend and Lord knows who else see this and start freaking out! "Jeni! (that's my real name)don't do that, you'll hurt yourself." "Andrew, don't let Jeni do that - you're too heavy". Over and over again until he became afraid and said he wanted to get down. Then, I tried to hug him when he left and my sister-in-law (mother of Andrew and two other wild children) made a big to-do about me having a baby (this was the second time). End result? My nephew will not hug me and when I try to talk to him he steps back and puts his hands behind his back.
I am soooo upset about this. FIRST, what hurts most is that they think I'm enough of a spaz and imbecile to do something to hurt my unborn child just to be the cool auntie. SECOND, most people yelling at me are either out of shape, overweight or (in my opinion) lazy. THIRD, I have never seen ANY of these individuals "properly" pick up a child (they always bend at the waist). FOURTH, (and yes I did say this), I told them to shut up and then thanked them for freaking out my nephew.
THEN, they accuse me of being crabby because of my pregnancy hormones!!!! It was all I could do not to swear a blue streak and kick them out of my house (which really would have ruined my husband's grad. school graduation party).
I mean, I would not recommend all do what I do with my nephew (which I won't be able to do much longer because of physiology), but for pete's sake, these people also think I need to stop exercising too! It's not just archaic but they don't even have an educated view point. Just because you've had a child (as some have) doesn't mean you know squat about exercise and pregnancy. I mean, I lift more than my nephews weight 4x's a week for pete's sake and always with proper form.
UUGGHH!! I just had to get this off my chest with people who don't have a romantic relationship with lazy personalities...was what I did so truly bizarre?
O.K. - first let me say that I am a certified group exercise instructor and have taught pre/post-natal fitness (on and off) since 1993. All my friends and family know that I have taught exercise classes since 1987. I have run the Chicago marathon twice, with proper training and nutritional considerations. I teach 4 BodyPUMP classes a week and have for over two years. I tend to do cardio on my own as I also have a full-time job. I am by far, the most physically active of all my friends and relatives and am usually the source of support and guidance when they want to start/change exercise programs. I've taught childre up through seniors. I'm very extroverted and opionated but am also in the field of social services full-time = so I am also a compassionate person. I will be your cheerleader/coach and also your conscience - especially if I love you.
So...WHY MUST ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY FREAK OUT THAT I AM STILL MYSELF WHILE PREGNANT????!!!!!
I have six nieces and nephews. My oldest nephew, who is 5.5 years old, is my buddy. Since he learned to walk, our official greeting is for me to squat down to his level and let him run up to me and jump in my arms. This is then followed by my turning him around, count to three and he jumps up to get on my shoulders. Well, Saturday I did this (I am 22 weeks and showing moderately) and had his mother, my mother, my father, a best-friend, another friend and Lord knows who else see this and start freaking out! "Jeni! (that's my real name)don't do that, you'll hurt yourself." "Andrew, don't let Jeni do that - you're too heavy". Over and over again until he became afraid and said he wanted to get down. Then, I tried to hug him when he left and my sister-in-law (mother of Andrew and two other wild children) made a big to-do about me having a baby (this was the second time). End result? My nephew will not hug me and when I try to talk to him he steps back and puts his hands behind his back.
I am soooo upset about this. FIRST, what hurts most is that they think I'm enough of a spaz and imbecile to do something to hurt my unborn child just to be the cool auntie. SECOND, most people yelling at me are either out of shape, overweight or (in my opinion) lazy. THIRD, I have never seen ANY of these individuals "properly" pick up a child (they always bend at the waist). FOURTH, (and yes I did say this), I told them to shut up and then thanked them for freaking out my nephew.
THEN, they accuse me of being crabby because of my pregnancy hormones!!!! It was all I could do not to swear a blue streak and kick them out of my house (which really would have ruined my husband's grad. school graduation party).
I mean, I would not recommend all do what I do with my nephew (which I won't be able to do much longer because of physiology), but for pete's sake, these people also think I need to stop exercising too! It's not just archaic but they don't even have an educated view point. Just because you've had a child (as some have) doesn't mean you know squat about exercise and pregnancy. I mean, I lift more than my nephews weight 4x's a week for pete's sake and always with proper form.
UUGGHH!! I just had to get this off my chest with people who don't have a romantic relationship with lazy personalities...was what I did so truly bizarre?
