LizN
Cathlete
Hello all,
Just wondered if anyone had any input about sacroiliac joint pain/piriformis syndrome. I had this with my last pregnancy and it looks like I'm getting it again. It actually made me discontinue my exercise and I had a 10lb4oz baby (I emailed James Clapp and according to his research, women who stop exercise midway thru pregnancy get bigger babies, gain more weight (ugh!) and the like).
I have been so determined to get thru this pregnancy differently and not gain 60lb either, but I'm starting to get SIJ pain quite severely - had a really bad episode during step and the physio I am seeing for regular massage to alleviate the problem reckons my days of teaching step are becoming numbered. I'm currently 22 weeks pregnant and am supposed to be teaching for another 10 weeks (to cover a friend who is having surgery/recovery). I'm planning on lowering my step height as of my next class, but I'm at a loss as to what weight bearing (James Clapp stressed that the exercise should be weight bearing) exercise to continue with. Walking is more painful than running strangely enough, but I wonder how long I can keep running for in all seriousness!
My exercise program looks like this
Running - twice a week 30 minutes
Swimming - twice a week one hour
Teaching classes - 2 Step, one low impact aerobics
Stretching and Swiss Ball exercises
Stationary bike - 30 minutes twice a week
Stepper (discontinued due to soreness)
Upper and lower body weights once a week.
I also teach the odd BodyPump class.
Any suggestions or anecdotes would be really appreciated. I'm even thinking of emailing Dr Clapp again with this dilemma!
Thanks
Liz N
Just wondered if anyone had any input about sacroiliac joint pain/piriformis syndrome. I had this with my last pregnancy and it looks like I'm getting it again. It actually made me discontinue my exercise and I had a 10lb4oz baby (I emailed James Clapp and according to his research, women who stop exercise midway thru pregnancy get bigger babies, gain more weight (ugh!) and the like).
I have been so determined to get thru this pregnancy differently and not gain 60lb either, but I'm starting to get SIJ pain quite severely - had a really bad episode during step and the physio I am seeing for regular massage to alleviate the problem reckons my days of teaching step are becoming numbered. I'm currently 22 weeks pregnant and am supposed to be teaching for another 10 weeks (to cover a friend who is having surgery/recovery). I'm planning on lowering my step height as of my next class, but I'm at a loss as to what weight bearing (James Clapp stressed that the exercise should be weight bearing) exercise to continue with. Walking is more painful than running strangely enough, but I wonder how long I can keep running for in all seriousness!
My exercise program looks like this
Running - twice a week 30 minutes
Swimming - twice a week one hour
Teaching classes - 2 Step, one low impact aerobics
Stretching and Swiss Ball exercises
Stationary bike - 30 minutes twice a week
Stepper (discontinued due to soreness)
Upper and lower body weights once a week.
I also teach the odd BodyPump class.
Any suggestions or anecdotes would be really appreciated. I'm even thinking of emailing Dr Clapp again with this dilemma!
Thanks
Liz N