Tips for staying fit during pregnancy

Before I got pregnant with Capri I was pretty fit, I tried to workout as much as I could. I would say I would work out every other day and every weekend and every night my husband and I would get a walk or a long hike into our day.

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When I found out I was pregnant with Capri I told myself I cannot let myself be lazy. I would push myself to get outside and go for a walk and do some sort of workout routine or even slight ab workout. Around 6 1/2 weeks pregnant the nausea hit me and I was super sick I couldn't bare to even get off the couch. My husband my biggest motivator, got me to at least take a walk with him around the block and if I throw up at least we are outside (luckily that never happened)

After first two months of being sick I honestly only could do walks, which really sucked for the first two months but I had to listen to my body. Around the middle of January I got my burst of energy back and I started to do smaller weights again and did more of a Zumba style workout. I was feeling great. I decided to do maintain this for as long as possible and I stuck to working out at least three times a day with a walk as well. This was great and honestly I think it helped with my sickness too!

My ob was very happy with me for keeping up with being active while pregnant but remember : if you are pregnant and you never worked out before it is recommended that you don't start as it could have an affect on you and your pregnancy. ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR.

I also strongly believe me being so active during my pregnancy helped with my labour, and recovery. 8 days after having Capri I was up working out again and I felt like my energy levels were back! Do as much as you can, and even if you've never worked out before and you can still go on long walks even twice a day! Some days when I didn't want to do a intense workout I stuck with YOGA which is still a workout and honestly keeps you body in shape, strong, and great for your breathing (helps with labour too!)

Staying fit during pregnancy was really important to me and I hope with my second I can stay as active as possible. Living a healthy lifestyle is very important to me and hopefully one day my kids will enjoy working out with their mama!

REMEMBER : always listen to your bodies though mamas and everyones experience is their own!