As I approach my 3rd trimester I am often asked by others, "Oh you still workout?" Seriously? If there is nothing going on with my pregnancy that would prevent me from doing so and I am taking the precautions that I need to, what should it matter. I wish I could figure out this notion of an idea that pregnant women need to just sit around and do nothing other than grow life.
I prefer to workout while pregnant. Research is showing that it cuts your labor down, allows for quicker recovery post birth, and keeps pregnancy weight gains to a healthy level. So why not? What do I honestly have to lose?
I know I'm coming up at the point where I cannot workout near as often as I would like, but Baby K is growing so much now and it requires a lot of my energy. I've eliminated exercises from my regimen that might put strain on my loosened joints. I do what I can, but I also listen to my body. If it says, "NO MORE BURPEES today", then no more burpees it is.
I am a firm believer that you can do anything you want your body to do. You merely need to tell it to do so and make it move forward. Your body is capable of so much more than you realize. It's built and designed to do work. That's why each and every one of your cells is producing energy. It wants to do work. Let nothing stop you.
I hope you all start this week with a healthy perspective and start making the changes you need to in order to achieve your fitness goals. Remember it's not about being skinny, it's about being strong and healthy.
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