Pain During Exercise?

[cnf2013]

I've worked out a handful of times since my BFP (but not nearly as much as is on my training plan, sorry coach) So far I've been okay. The higher heart rate is totally normal and will be that way throughout your whole pregnancy. Don't be alarmed over it. Any exercise is better than none and if you need to take it down a notch then do that. I always check my heart rate before I hit the start button on my watch before a run and on my run Monday it was almost 20 bpm higher than normal from just walking down my driveway.

As for pain, always stop if you have pain during exercise, pregnant or not. I haven't really had any yet, but I do struggle to control my breathing more now. Just be very concision of your body and listen to it. General rule of thumb is whatever level of exercise you were doing before you got pregnant you can continue to do throughout pregnancy, but to ease up if you need to, which at some point you will naturally. Not all of us can run marathons at 38 weeks like some people, so just take things slow until you figure out what your body is doing.

*not medical advice. I am far from a doctor, but I am certified triathlon coach, so I know a little about everything and a lot about nothing*

[physiomeg]

I'm glad that you listened to your body. Whenever you have abnormal (and especially sharp) pain you should stop exercising and give your body a good rest.

The increased heart rate is normal during pregnancy, but do continue to keep an eye on it. When we are working with pregnant patients we are always taught to keep their heart rate on the lower end (we try to stay closer to the 65% range).

What cnf2013 said is absolutely true - it's perfectly safe to do your normal exercise routine while pregnant as long as there is no pain. Theoretically if an exercise routine is normal you won't be pushing your heart rate dangerously high since you've been conditioned for this previously, Since your HR was high during just your warm up you had some pain, I would knock it down some notches to see how your body responds. See how your HR is after a long walk,bike ride, or a gentle swim and work your way up from there.

Sorry for the rambling nature of this post. And I hope that dull ache goes away soon!

[ugotstarbucked]

Dirty stalking lurking you LLP. My first few weeks my heart would just start racing. I also had a sciatic nerve flare up that started over literally nothing. The sharp cramp sounds like RLP. From very early on your heart starts working harder and your blood volume starts to increase, which may be why your warmup caused more of a reaction than usual.

Working out in weeks 5-8 was harder than working out today at 19 weeks. Hormones, yo.