5 Super Ideas for Staying Active Even When Pregnant
I experienced how hard it can be to exercise and be active in order to be fit healthy when you are expecting a child. It can be very difficult and frustrating.
Learning that I was pregnant was wonderful news for my husband and me. I was determined to maintain my healthy lifestyle during the pregnancy - I was going to eat healthy and be as active as I was for as long as I could until the baby was born. Now, I have always enjoyed being active - my husband and I camped and canoed regularly. I entered 10 km road races on a regular basis and we have a pool so I wanted to continue to swim.
I soon realized that pregnancy caused me to be tired and once I started gaining weight it was easy to skip on the physical activity. I knew that in order to be active I would have to make a commitment to myself and so I developed a few tips that I am going to share with you.
Here are the 5 things that worked for me while I was expecting...
1. Start early. You may find that you are tired through the first part of your pregnancy. Try and continue to be active during this time, so that when the second trimester begins and you are not as tired, you are able to continue being active.
2. Have your partner commit to help you be active. Your partner doesn't have to participate in the physical activity with you, but they should be supportive of the time you need to be active, as well as encouraging you to be active as regularly as possible.
3. Most of us know people or have family members that enjoy running, swimming or walking. Invite one or two of them to join you on a regular basis to exercise with you. My dad and I became running partners. Each week we would identify three days that we would run together - and we both kept the schedule. We would run 5 km. together. Knowing that someone else has your exercise time in their schedule makes it very difficult to `bail-out` on exercising.
4. Motivate yourself. Think about what you can realistically achieve - maybe it is to exercise for 30 minutes four times per week; maybe your goal is to get ready to run a 5 mile race - and then actually run it and complete it; maybe your objective is to walk in a 8 mile fundraising event. Establishing something to aim for can be a powerful motivating force for many of us - I know that it was for me.
5. Think of different activities. You don`t have to do the same exercise style every time that you are active. Think of what is fun for you - maybe you like to ride a bike (go for a 45 minute bicycle ride); do you like to swim - sign up for an aqua fitness class at your local community center; does your husband like to dance - take a dance class (that would be an exciting activity while expecting). The key is to be active and have fun while doing it!
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