I began to comment back to V on her last post, but then got long-winded, so decided to go ahead and post separately. Good luck with the move V! Our recent cross-country trek has been the most difficult yet. I know that it has only been two weeks since our arrival, but I feel as if "things" should be falling into place quicker. I am far too emotional and don’t have a whole lot of motivation. I think it’s verging on depression and I am really trying to give myself a swift kick-in-the-ass out of it.
My saving grace this week has been Husband's need to go to the gym on Sunday, and my overwhelming reaction that if he was going then I was going too. No more putting it off for another day. It was also an eye-opener to what making excuses for several months will do. I have been walking a couple times a week, but other than that, nadda. Now, I am trying to figure out the best way to regain some muscle tone and not doing anything that I shouldn't while pregnant. I started by lifting 3 sets of 20 back, bis, chest, tris & shoulders with 5 lb weights. I could probably go a little heavier, but don’t want to push too hard as I start back. I also did leg 3 sets of leg extensions and road the recumbent bike for about half an hour. I am planning to add a couple water aerobics classes each week and maybe some yoga. I just need to find a bathing suit that fits.
They actually have a pre-natal yoga class at the gym we are going to. The thing that frustrates me about it is that it has an additional cost associated with it. So, basically, I am being punished monetarily for being pregnant, because the other yoga classes are included with the membership fee. I am pondering the thought of attending the regular yoga class and making the instructor modify the poses for me. After all, that’s included in the price that I am paying for the membership, right?
As for the water aerobics, I am intimidated by the thought (preconceived notion) that I will be the only “young person” amidst a group of old ladies. I am just weary of feeling out of place. I read back on Cathy’s spin-class experience and figure that it can’t be that bad. Still, I am not real great at being the new girl in a class of veterans and on top of that joining the group by myself. It would be so much easier if I had a friend to take the leap with me. But, that’s not going to happen anytime soon, so I will have to suck it up and take the plunge. (Yes, that was pun intended!)
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I took a water aerobics class once, and everyone in it was about three times my age. I still had fun, but it wasn't really a great workout - it was aimed more at people just getting into a fitness routine. Good luck!
I did water physical therapy class my last trimester and it did wonders even though it wasn't the 'workout' I was used to.
Good luck, you will thank yourself after the baby comes.
I just got done with my yoga session and I asked my instructor what you should do. She said you could absolutely go to the regular yoga class, just be sure to go a bit early and talk with the instructor so that she knows you are pregnant and will need some motifications. My instructor incorporates Bosu Balls for her pregnant clients.
It sounds like you are being pretty hard on yourself. You have a lot of changes to deal with, physically and emotionally. Take one day at a time and have a plan to meet your goals. Your old self would have had a list and tackled as much as possible in one day. It is amazing how pregnancy can affect a body and everyone is so different. Allow yourself a different standard for a bit. This is not the time to fix everything at once, Christina. Buy a bathing suit this week and call it a success. Schedule the yoga class for one day next week.
There is a time for ass kicking (and I will be the first one to do it) and there is a time for patience. Baby steps...pun intended.
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