Fitness Check- In 4/6

[txngrl31]

It is a brand new week....

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do?

2) What are your goals for this week?

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness?

[txngrl31]

1) Last week was a little better for me than the previous week. I was able to fit in four days of fitness:
- arm/ leg work out and 15 min of moderately paced cardio
- yoga session and 15 min of cardio
- 30 min walk outside ( thank you for Spring like weather in Boston)
- 15 min walk outside

2) My goal this week is to try to do more yoga to help with all these aches and pains, and hopefully fitting in four more days of fitness. It's supposed to be rainy and cool weather all week, so I am thinking my cardio will be indoor again.

3) The new aches and fatigue definitely stand as a deterrent with fitness. I'm learning that I really can't push myself too hard and have to modify cardio.

[billyhorrible]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do?[ Low. I only got my Pilates in four times because I've been working so late. I did get in a 5 mile run on Saturday.
2) What are your goals for this week? Pilates every night, long run on Saturday.

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness?For me it's just time, but that's just coincidentally related to the third tri. No symptoms getting in the way.

[sapphyre0702]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do? Eh - only one day at the gym, a fair amount of walks and lots and lots of housecleaning - which wiped me out like a workout so I'm counting it.

2) What are your goals for this week? I'd like to go to the gym 3 times a week.

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness? It is so horrible to change for the gym at work then shower and change back. If I'm being honest, what is holding me back from going to the gym is the changing/showering routine and not the actual workout. I want the weather to get nicer so I can walk outside during lunch and not have to change.

[mrskblack11]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do?
Walked 4x for 30-45 mins this week. Twice with dumbbells so I could get an arm workout in.

2) What are your goals for this week?
Walk at least 4x this week. Bring the dumbbells to workout my arms while I walk.

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness?
Just not being used to carrying around the extra weight. It is so tiring.

[sugarkissed]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do? I made it to the gym 4 days last week and felt great! Unfortunately, DH has been bringing home a lot of junk food and I've been cancelling out all of my workouts within hours of doing them. Haha.

2) What are your goals for this week? All of the classes at the gym are cancelled today and we are going away Thursday for our anniversary, so I'm going to have to try extra hard Tuesday/Wednesday and maybe go on a long walk today.

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness? Definitely a lack of energy and motivation some days. I also get a lot more BH contractions and have had to really slow down my cardio. My daughter hasn't been too keen on sitting in her stroller for very long lately either so it's been hard to do much running.

[bruunk]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do? I did nothing... so crap? I've been doing more stretching at night before bed and my squats when I go to the bathroom... but that's it.

2) What are your goals for this week? More walking, go to the gym at least once, and yoga! NO MORE SKIPPING YOGA

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness? I'm just tired. By the time 5 pm rolls around, I want nothing more than to go home and sleep. Or at least stare at the wall and not have to think. Working out at the gym doesn't take that much brain power though. SO GYM!!! At least walking at lunch!

[tulips114]

1) the week was good, got out for a 3.5ish mile walk 4 days. Didn't make it out this weekend because we were soooooo busy all weekend. Also doing squats on days I walk.

2) same, at least 4 days and hopefully one of the weekend days. We're supposed to be getting rain, so hopefully that won't mess up my plans.

3) I am just exhausted, but I think it's more to do with getting to bed too late. I need to get to bed earlier. It's just hard since that's my time after the girls are in bed, to do what I want.

[ThePalindromicOne]

I did kegals about 5 out of 7 days this week... that counts right?

[tatersalad]

I was on vacation last week so the only exercise I did was some walking.

Back to teaching spinning this morning and it kicked my ass. Hoping it feels more normal again on Wednesday. Walked the dog for 1/2 hour this evening and trying to get in as many as I can but it looks like a stormy weather week ahead.

Having to adjust positions frequently and watch the Braxton hicks in the third Tri, but I still generally feel better after I exercise. Except for today.

[leenziepops]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do? I did one aerobic session at home from youtube. Did one gym session. And I've been clocking up some steps on my fitbit

2) What are your goals for this week? Goals are to hit 5-6K steps on my fitbit every day. Sorry 10K is just too ambitious.

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness? The constant tiredness. If I work out "too hard" , I'm exhausted from it rather than energised. So there's a careful balancing act to ensure I'm getting exercise without over doing it. And it really doesn't take much now to overdo it.

[beersandweirs]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do?
I got to the gym three days last week, but I was not consistent about doing my birth class exercises every night.

2) What are your goals for this week?
I plan to go to the gym three times again this week, and hopefully keep up with my birth class exercises (I didn't do them last night...)

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness?
I do get tired more quickly, and sometimes get kind of light headed, mostly on longer walks or while I am out shopping. I think it mostly has to do with being up and out for long periods of time and not eating consistently enough.

[txngrl31]

beersandweirs, what are birth class exercises?

[beersandweirs]

txngrl31 they are just the exercises recommended in the Bradley birth classes, it's squats, pelvic rocks, butterflies, and kegels.

[Ana0927]

1) How was your fitness this past week? What exercise/ work outs were you able to do? Terrible. I have hit the wall and am close to giving up exercising all together. I am so effing exhausted but I make myself do something since I wont be able to do anything for 8 weeks after delivery. I get so out of breath, my hips ache, and baby girl keeps kicking me in the ribs. I did a boot camp yesterday but pretty much did my own thing. When the class ran, I walked. When they did burpees, I squatted. I just took it slow and at my own pace. Same thing with spin today. I didn't even break a sweat I just did it to get my legs moving because the RLS is driving me bananas.

2) What are your goals for this week? Just to keep moving

3) What are you finding is the hardest third tri symptom to deal with when it comes to fitness? Getting out of breath and the exhaustion. I never felt like this with my first two pregnancies and was able to keep up my usual intensity until the very end. Not the case with this one. I honestly feel like giving up but I only have 8 more weeks to go.