Biofeedback & lessons of pregnancy

[shortindiangirl]

I'm just shy of 6 months pregnant and trying to stay fit. Eating heartily at nearly every meal, feeling malaise more often and gaining visible and palpable weight is a combination that is sure to make any person feel unfit and unhealthy. I feel like a two legged cow

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Re: What about trying a new type of excersize?

[shortindiangirl]

It's typically not recommended to try something new during pregnancy, because you don't know how your body is supposed to respond under normal circumstances to it, and therefore even less so during pregnancy. So the only "new" things to try are one with very low impact or no strenuousness to them. In other words, mild, and to me, unsatisfying new activities.

I'm not much of a swimmer, partly because the time it takes to keep my legs shaved and my hair from falling out from chlorine exposure aren't worth it. Yoga is a possibility that I think I may enjoy - I've tried it before and enjoyed it, but it's a very slow paced exercise for me. I've belly danced with a teacher and a troupe for several years now and it is something I've continued to do for joy - but there are several movements that are uncomfortable now. Indeed, I'd never really counted my belly dance sessions as much exercise except maybe for snake arms. I've had some hip related pain that eventually contributed to my quitting my troupe (although that wasn't the main reason). The birth muscles that belly dance trains up are all in excellent shape and I'm very proud of the power of my Kegel. Indeed my abs are still able to do a considerable lot, but I was just informed that diastasis (separation of the abdominal muscles) will be accelerated if I strain my abdomen muscles right now. This will cause further separation of the muscles, leading to a permanent pregnancy pooch. My doctor advised me to stay away from abdomen stress if I wanted to manage my mid-section aesthetic post baby. Nuff said for me...

I recently tried a new class in African / Salsa / Merengue that was very high intensity, but more importantly, the new movements were unpredictable and hard for me to moderate to my new shape.

There is a cognitive dissonance between my self perception and my current shape that requires slower and more predictable exertion. The problem with Yoga is that it isn't cheap. The right way to do it is with a qualified instructor in a class. Those run about $15 a session. But maybe I should do several of those and then see if I have the patience to keep doing them at home.