Hi all! I am a triathlete, and love to run, swim and bike - I also want to incorporate yoga into my preggo routine. Any one else out there want support and motivation? I would love some!! I need some other preggo gals to keep me eating right and staying fit for the next 39 weeks!!

Anyone else out there - this board does not seem very active.
Drop in and say hi!! :D

Hi again! I checked out the Oxygen boards, I will definitely be visiting there as well - lots of fitness buffs on there - very motivating. I just registered for a fit-mom class - strength, intervals and yoga - can't wait!! Its only once a week, but I think it will be good to do something specifically geared for pregnancy. I am excited about it.

I hear you about the carbs - that is all I want too! Yikes!

Good to hear from you, hope the morning sickness is gone soon - that must be rough.

Later,

Angela

well it seems that since you were ready to compete in a fitness competition that you may be more of an expert than me in this area...
from what i know and have been researching, you can still weight train (and do moderate cardio) throughout your whole preg. (as long as it is a normal, healthy pregnancy). and actually you should. this is what i am planning on doing. i actually have began to lift weights and do some cardio a lot more often and consistently since finding out i am preg.
i read that you can jog/run until you are 2 months (then bouncy activities are not recomended) and you can do ab work until you are 4 months. and lifting weights to sculpt other areas is ok the whole time.
there is a website i found that has a pregnancy workout video that I think I am going to order... it looked like it may be good. (i have found that a lot of the pregnancy workout videos are not challenging enough for me) it is www.progressiveparent.com.... let me know if you come across any other good info for those of us who want to stay in top shape throughout our pregnancies. good luck to you.
also, how did you get involved in competing in fittness competitions? it is something I have thought about and would like to try and do after the baby comes...

GREAT!!!! I am super excited to hear that first of all the 140 will burn fat and that i do get cardio benefit from it, i have been researching in the past few days, as well.
And, now i am REALLY PSYCHED to see that i can do more than the 140. that's what i do, too....LISTEN to my body.

We have got to keep motivating eachother! Sounds like we are on our ways to being fit mommas and teaching our children WONDERFUL habits!
I am going to do the Ace Certification I think at the end of this year. :lol:

Awesome gals! Sounds like we are all on the same wavelength - wanting to be fit, energetic mammas!

I had an amazing run outside today (first one in a week - did the elliptical/weights all last week due to cold weather). I got in 11 km, the longest in a while, but it was slow! I don't mind being slow, but it makes me laugh when I think that it has been about 5 years since I ran this slow. Oh well.

It just felt sooooo good to get outside! Now its time to replenish all those burned calories - yum! The best part!

Hope you are all doing well and staying active!

Angela

HEY!! Im here too. I can't tell tou how happy I am to find someone else in the same boat as me. I am so so excited to be having my baby ( we tried for a year and a half before it finnaly happened) but the thought of missing a whole season makes me so sad. That said I am still running, got an indoor trainer for christmas, and havn't given up on the idea of a late season race! How far along are you?

jenny

I'm not an elite althlete (mostly 5Ks and we are aiming for a half marathon in Nov) but I wanted to share a few things I've learned being pregnant. I'm currently 37weeks and still working out 5 days a week.

 I run (you can run as long as you feel up to it) and weight lift. The baby is very well insulated so a little "boucing" doesn't hurt them any. I did a 5K at 26w and it was a lot of fun. It happened to be a girls youth fitness organization so it was a good example to these girls that exercise is a lifelong activity.

I did find at about 25-26w that I wanted some additional support when running so I bought a support belt and its helped a great deal. I think you found it, but the 140 HR limit was recinded by ACOG in 1994 so basically just listen to your body, stay well hydrated and don't overheat. You might want to check out a book called Exercising Through Pregnancy by Dr. James Clapp - really good, recent information on pregnancy and exercise.

With abs, again there is no upper limit, however, they don't want you to lay flat on your back after a certain point but using the ball or BOSU is fine. Its about your comfort level.

Hello Triathon Girl, 

 

I I'm a yoga teacher I have a few great stretches that can be done in the chair or in and around the chair.  It takes anywhere from 3-7 minutes of your time.  Do you think you can spare a few minutes?  Great!   Let’s get started.  Over the next few weeks I’m going to show you many easy stretches that you can do right at your desk.  Let’s start with some:

 

 

easy and good ones for the back:

 

 

Easy back stretches:

(Spinal Twist)

 

 

Step One:  Push your chair back from your desk for the time of stretching. 

 

Step Two: Uncross your legs and sit with your legs slightly open, which is chair or hip width.  Put your feet solidly on the ground.  Your hands can rest on the tops of your thighs for now.  During the stretching please breathe in and out through your nose only. 

 

 

Step Three:  Take your LEFT hand and cross it to your right knee.  Now take your right hand and hold firmly to the back of the chair.  Push your left hand against your right knee, and twist your body.  You will look over your right shoulder.  Hold for approximately 5-15 seconds.  Breath in and out only through your nose.  Release and put your hands back on your legs.

 

 

Switch Sides--

Step Four:  Take your RIGHT hand and cross it to your Left knee.  Now take your Left hand and hold firmly to the back of the chair.  Push your right hand against your left knee, and twist your body.  You will look over your left shoulder.  Hold for approximately 5-15 seconds.  Breath in and out only through your nose as you can. Release and put your hands back on your legs.  You can repeat for as long as you need to.  It helps to release the spine and back.

 

 

New Stretch:

(Bending to the Side)

 

 

Step One: Sit with your legs slightly open, which is chair or hip width.  Put your feet solidly on the ground

 

 

Step Two: Take your RIGHT hand and place it on the chair seat beside your leg.  Hold on to what you find there.  You may have to shift in your seat to get some chair space on the side of you. 

 

 

Step Three: Take your Left hand and arm, and bring it over your head towards your right side.  Bending now to the right, and extending your arm and palm of your hand down towards the floor near your RIGHT side.   You are stretching the left side of your body and back with this stretch by bending over to the right.   Hold for approximately 5-15 seconds.  Breath in and out only through your nose.  Release and put your hands back on your legs.  You can repeat for as long as you need to.

 

Switch Sides--

 

Step Four: Take your LEFT hand and place it on the chair seat beside your leg.  Hold on to what you find there.  You may have to shift in your seat to get some chair space on the side of you. 

 

 

Step Five: Take your Right hand and arm, and bring it over your head towards your left side.  Bending now to the left, and extending your arm and palm of your hand down towards the floor near your LEFT side.   You are stretching the right side of your body and back with this stretch by bending over to the left.   Hold for approximately 5-15 seconds.  Breath in and out only through your nose as you can.  Release and put your hands back on your legs.  You can repeat for as long as you need to. 

 

 

Let’s proceed with one more stretch for today.  We will maintain and use the same sitting position. 

 

 

New Stretch—

(Stretch your arms upward and interlock your hands over your head)

 

 

Step One:  Lift your arms over your head and extend them upward as far as you can.  Interlock your fingers.  With your fingers clasped stretch from side to side as you breathe in and out through the nose. As you can. Do that several times back and forth from the right to left.

 

 

Step Two: Now stop your arms in the middle (arms still upward with your fingers still interlocked above your head.)   Lean your arms and hands backward and push your chest slightly forward.  Hold for a few seconds.  Release. 

 

Ahhh!!  Doesn’t that feel better already?!  By now with these simple stretches you got some blood flowing.  That is one of the key points.  It’s very important to leave your desk once and awhile too.  Continue breathing and get that oxygen to your belly if you can.

(video coming soon)

 

Until next time.  this is Yoga Kat

 

 

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