Comments on: I am 5 months pregnant, is it ok to start excercising at the gym? http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym A blog about Maternity Sun, 20 May 2012 14:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sweet http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-417 Sweet Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:37:02 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-417 If you're healthy you should be fine. Just keep in mind, now is not the time to push your limit. Start off slow since it has been a while since you have done any major routine. You can't pick up where you left off!! Until you can meet with a personal trainer, start of with slow walking and work up to a brisk walking. You don't want your belly to bounce around too much. If this doesn't bring you up to where you want to be . . . stationary bikes are also good. Keep in mind with cardio, you don't want your heart rate to be higher than 150-160bpm! You can lift weights, just don't do strength training. You are better off doing more reps with less weights. Many are saying you can't do ab exercises. They are wrong. In fact it is encouraged to help you keep your abs strong for labor and delivery. You just can't do the traditional ab crunches on the floor or full sit ups. For abs . . . sit up straight in a chair and pull your ab muscles tight (toward your spine) and hold for a count of ten. So 3-5 sets until you can work up more. Remember, take it easy and don't over do it!! If you’re healthy you should be fine. Just keep in mind, now is not the time to push your limit. Start off slow since it has been a while since you have done any major routine. You can’t pick up where you left off!! Until you can meet with a personal trainer, start of with slow walking and work up to a brisk walking. You don’t want your belly to bounce around too much. If this doesn’t bring you up to where you want to be . . . stationary bikes are also good. Keep in mind with cardio, you don’t want your heart rate to be higher than 150-160bpm!

You can lift weights, just don’t do strength training. You are better off doing more reps with less weights. Many are saying you can’t do ab exercises. They are wrong. In fact it is encouraged to help you keep your abs strong for labor and delivery. You just can’t do the traditional ab crunches on the floor or full sit ups.

For abs . . . sit up straight in a chair and pull your ab muscles tight (toward your spine) and hold for a count of ten. So 3-5 sets until you can work up more. Remember, take it easy and don’t over do it!!

]]> By: Adrianne R http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-416 Adrianne R Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:28:24 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-416 You can work out but don't hurt yourself walking is really good during pregnancy You can work out but don’t hurt yourself walking is really good during pregnancy

]]> By: booboo http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-415 booboo Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:18:01 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-415 Before starting any exercise routine, check in with your doctor. Exercise is great but you need to see how much your doctor approves of. Also, don't do any ab. exercises (ex. crunches) as these are forbidden during pregnancy. You can get diastisis recti from doing this. Before starting any exercise routine, check in with your doctor. Exercise is great but you need to see how much your doctor approves of.

Also, don’t do any ab. exercises (ex. crunches) as these are forbidden during pregnancy. You can get diastisis recti from doing this.

]]> By: blebert2002 http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-414 blebert2002 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:58:53 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-414 You should be OK, make sure you talk to your doctor about it first, before you start, and make sure you stick with the pregnancy safe exercises. You should be OK, make sure you talk to your doctor about it first, before you start, and make sure you stick with the pregnancy safe exercises.

]]> By: i love mikey http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-413 i love mikey Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:24:43 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-413 Sure ..it's fine to exersice..you just have to take it easy...relax..dont do anything really hard..and dont push ur self...if u dont wanna do it then quit shower and take a nap..! Sure ..it’s fine to exersice..you just have to take it easy…relax..dont do anything really hard..and dont push ur self…if u dont wanna do it then quit shower and take a nap..!

]]> By: Dreamer http://www.maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-412 Dreamer Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:16:17 +0000 http://maternity-blog.com/pregnant/i-am-5-months-pregnant-is-it-ok-to-start-excercising-at-the-gym/#comment-412 you should only do slight excerise, don't do weights and anything within your tummy muscles, cardio is ok you should only do slight excerise, don’t do weights and anything within your tummy muscles, cardio is ok

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