get outside – Adventures of a Preggo

10k @28 weeks

By: theaandree 28 Dec 201828 Dec 2018

daily, Third Trimester10k, belly band, cross country, exercise, get moving, get outside, pace, pregnant, road race, running, running shoe10 Comments

I ran a 10k today! At 28 weeks pregnant 🙂 It was awesome. The first two miles, my feet and hips were achy and I was worried about running the full 6.2. Was I stressing my ligaments? Would my pelvis become injured? Were my feet getting stretched out? Do I really need to run this…

Gear Review: Full Body Harness

By: theaandree 19 Dec 2018

Gearclimbing, climbing gym, exercise, full body harness, get outside, petzl, petzl 8003, pregnant2 Comments

I have posted several pics climbing with a full-body harness (22 weeks, 24 weeks, and outdoors), so it’s time for an official gear review! The harness I use is the Petzl 8003. It is a generic, full-body harness as opposed to a pregnancy-specific harness. Harnesses built just for preggos come with lots of padding like…

W24D3 – Goat Rock

By: theaandree 1 Dec 201817 Dec 2018

daily, Second Trimesterclimbing, exercise, full body harness, get outside, goat rock, outdoors, pregnant, top rope2 Comments

Had a great trip up to Goat Rock Beach for some climbing and beach-going! Our cousins from out of town got to try outdoor climbing for the first time which they kicked butt at. Here I am at the top of a 5.8 climb. It’s one I’ve done about a zillion times before (we always…

How to Relieve First Trimester Nausea Naturally

By: theaandree 2 Nov 201816 Nov 2018

First Trimester, Get Activedrink, eat, get outside, nausea, relieve nausea, sleep4 Comments

Let’s face it, feeling nauseous (or throwing up!) 24/7 makes it pretty hard to keep up an exercise routine. Maybe your nausea isn’t so bad you need a PRESCRIPTION, or maybe you prefer to sail through pregnancy without taking anything. Whatever the case, here are a few easy things you can do to at least…