FiddleFit
Cathlete
Good morning!
IMAX2 was on the books for this morning, but I shelved it and did StepMax followed by CW core, instead. The reason for this.........last night I found out I am pregnant!!
Cathe's guidelines for pregnancy workouts are to be able to do the 2-5 word talk test; I know that in some of those intervals I don't have the breath to swear at her, so I figured IMAX2 was too much. In the first trimester one of the most dramatic changes is an increased resting heart rate, which makes everything you do feel like you're working at a harder level than it used to. I've been noticing that in all my workouts this past week; I feel like I've got 75% of the conditioning I used to have. And my lower back is very tired. So, I'm going to be turning to Cathe's steady-state cardios for the most part, and taking everything down a notch. I did StepMax on the 8" step this morning, to make it a good intensity, and I got a great workout. It's a slower paced workout than her more recent ones, and there are much fewer high intensity moves, so I was able to stay within my comfort zone, and still break a sweat and get a good workout. My fitness goal over the next nine months will be to simply stay active as much as possible, without striving to reach new fitness levels. Since interval workouts are designed to increase your cardio capacity by pushing you out of your aerobic comfort zone, I will be putting them on the back burner. I might do a modified IMAX2, skipping the hardest intervals, and IMAX moves can so easily be modified to take things down a notch. And I'm really hoping LOMAX is pregnancy-appropriate!!!
These are very early days yet; I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that this one "sticks", unlike the last one. The due date is Sept 18.
So tell me, how was your workout this morning?
Ruth, are you any closer to getting your financial situation settled?
Sandy, are you past the worst of the cramping, etc? Are you feeling better for your workouts?
Jes, are you going to do LG today?
Cheers!
Sandra
IMAX2 was on the books for this morning, but I shelved it and did StepMax followed by CW core, instead. The reason for this.........last night I found out I am pregnant!!
Cathe's guidelines for pregnancy workouts are to be able to do the 2-5 word talk test; I know that in some of those intervals I don't have the breath to swear at her, so I figured IMAX2 was too much. In the first trimester one of the most dramatic changes is an increased resting heart rate, which makes everything you do feel like you're working at a harder level than it used to. I've been noticing that in all my workouts this past week; I feel like I've got 75% of the conditioning I used to have. And my lower back is very tired. So, I'm going to be turning to Cathe's steady-state cardios for the most part, and taking everything down a notch. I did StepMax on the 8" step this morning, to make it a good intensity, and I got a great workout. It's a slower paced workout than her more recent ones, and there are much fewer high intensity moves, so I was able to stay within my comfort zone, and still break a sweat and get a good workout. My fitness goal over the next nine months will be to simply stay active as much as possible, without striving to reach new fitness levels. Since interval workouts are designed to increase your cardio capacity by pushing you out of your aerobic comfort zone, I will be putting them on the back burner. I might do a modified IMAX2, skipping the hardest intervals, and IMAX moves can so easily be modified to take things down a notch. And I'm really hoping LOMAX is pregnancy-appropriate!!!
These are very early days yet; I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that this one "sticks", unlike the last one. The due date is Sept 18.
So tell me, how was your workout this morning?
Ruth, are you any closer to getting your financial situation settled?
Sandy, are you past the worst of the cramping, etc? Are you feeling better for your workouts?
Jes, are you going to do LG today?
Cheers!
Sandra
