Staying outdoors and active while expecting
Deflated. That describes how I’m feeling in every meaning of the word. My belly is flat (-ish) and squishy. It kind of sags inward around the belly button. Pregnant, it was round, plump, and firm. Postpartum it can barely hold itself up. Someone opened the valve to my energy and let it all out. Like…
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Look, it can be hard to stay active while pregnant. You’re growing another person, after all! And with that comes a decrease in energy, general softening of your body, and of course the fact that everything just feels different. It’s SO easy to skip a workout, drive instead of walk, and get more acquainted with…
Read MoreI’m tired. I’ve been reading a few other blogs from super outdoorsy ladies keeping up their fave sports while preggo. And something happens right around the third trimester in every. single. one: they tone back their exercise. They quit writing as much. In a nutshell, they take a giant step back from Life. Wow, third…
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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…
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I mentioned in Staying Active in your First Trimester that the #1 symptom women experience in first trimester is low energy. Don’t get me wrong, the nausea sucks! But walking up a flight of stairs and having to take a rest break at the top just feels… pathetic! Why didn’t anyone tell us about that?…
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Adventures of a Preggo 