Baby is the size of a pumpkin – approximately 50cm and 3kg if I can trust my pregnancy app (which would be already bigger than I was as a newborn). She could come any day now – exciting! I had my 38-week appointment with the midwife yesterday. So despite her prediction of a very early Read More
Tag: prenataltraining
Pregnancy ballet / ballet with baby – my experience
Today I tried a new type of pregnancy exercise class – a pregnancy ballet class! Dance and music are generally good for the body and soul I believe, and despite not feeling very graceful in my 9-months pregnant body, I really wanted to finally try this class now that I have the time being on Read More
Squats and chocolate pudding
I’ve had a bit of a rough week. But for a good cause, I learned yesterday! It all started last weekend, which was physically the hardest two days of my pregnancy so far. I woke up on Saturday feeling tired and stiff, which was to be expected after the busy week of travelling. I stayed Read More
On to single digits – only 9 weeks until due date!
31-weeks and three days pregnant. It’s been a good week and my baby has been as active as I have! I’ve been quite busy with work, training, socialising and nesting 😊 The baby and I have been feeling well this week and despite the busy schedule I managed to fit in three good gym sessions Read More
New training programme for the final two months of pregnancyÂ
During the second trimester of my pregnancy I was able to remain active and continued my gym workouts keeping in mind the modifications and tips I got from the prenatal personal trainer in early pregnancy. To be honest, as soon as I regained my confidence at the gym and got my head around the idea Read More
Mama-workout outdoors
I really enjoyed the long bank holiday weekend in Finland, my last trip to my home country before our baby will be born. Now at 6-months pregnant, feeling energetic is far from obvious but this weekend I felt better and took advantage of my improved energy levels to spend time outdoors with my favourite workout Read More
Prenatal yoga – baby and me all “zen”
Once I reached week 13 of my pregnancy I was finally welcome back to my yoga studio – yay! I could start the pregnancy yoga classes which are not recommended during the first trimester. Yoga is excellent physical exercise but for me it’s always been more of a mental practice, helping me to stop, breath, Read More
Prenatal weight training programme – PT session 2
I mentioned earlier that I was going to have a session also with the prenatal personal trainer at the gym I joined, and indeed I did! Here are some thoughts about this experience and the strength training program we planned for my second trimester. The reason for meeting with two different prenatal PTs was that Read More
From hero to zero…and back!
As you know, exercise means a lot to me. It’s how I unwind, re-energise, destress, socialise, test my limits, exceed myself, feel empowered, the list goes on and on… Yet during my pregnancy weeks 5 to 10 I did little of it due to fatigue, nausea and most recently, an awful cold. I restricted my Read More
Meeting with a prenatal personal trainer
At 9 weeks pregnant, I finally had a meeting with a prenatal personal trainer. The purpose of this meeting was to clarify what is considered safe and healthy amount and type of exercise during pregnancy. As I’ve mentioned, I felt quite ill and tired during my second month of pregnancy but I’m hoping to feel Read More