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shortindiangirl

Biofeedback & lessons of pregnancy

Jan 11, 2009 14:11

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 ( Read more... )

fitness, body, pregnancy, excercise

Comments 5

What about trying a new type of excersize? dakini_bones January 11 2009, 22:16:14 UTC

Swimming or yoga?
Belly dance?
Something more interval-ish that you can slow or speed up moment to moment.
Doing something new can be a good workout at a much lower intensity because it challenges your muscles out of their routine.
Also, belly dance is FOR helping strengthening all the birth muscles!

Re: What about trying a new type of excersize? shortindiangirl January 12 2009, 03:25:29 UTC

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 ( ... )

Re: What about trying a new type of excersize? shortindiangirl January 12 2009, 03:39:19 UTC

http://shortindiangirl.livejournal.com/186615.html

deponti January 12 2009, 16:17:01 UTC

Well, do, up to a point, also listen to your body and do not over-stress yourself now. Your body is your own; but you are now responsible for another body and developing mind that are entirely dependent on you. So some amount of compromise is OK; because you want to give that body the best possible start in life.

I used to have a 23-inch waist once upon a time; but I realized that a few extra inches don't really matter as long as I am *reasonably* fit and agile. I have lowered the bar, and am more comfortable overall as a result. But then, my age is much higher than yours. But still, I did not have the stress of a full-time job.

djpekky January 13 2009, 08:44:52 UTC

I don't think you fall into the lazy fat ass category. The fact that you have what it takes to push yourself speaks volumes about you.

Peace!

Pekky