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
Category: Training
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
Can I just be full-time pregnant?
Being pregnant for the first time is absolutely huge! All the emotions and the physical changes and symptoms would be enough to occupy my thoughts. Unfortunately though, there is no such thing as being “full-time pregnant”. Life still goes on and stuff needs to get done. It’d be tempting to put everything else on hold, Read More
Business travel – how to keep fit on the road?
At my hotel in Copenhagen, floor 16 Once you have established healthy routines and have found that sustainable balance, staying healthy and improving your fitness comes sort of naturally. I struggle however, when my routines break due to, for example, a business trip. To be honest, compared to any other distraction to my everyday life, Read More
My fitness in numbers
Training is a big part of my life and now that we are planning pregnancy I have started to study what kind and how much of exercise would be good (or bad) for the baby and I. I admit I quickly became frustrated as it’s not easy to find medically/scientifically proven limits or guidelines for Read More
HIIT the results
Putting baby talk aside for a moment, I wanted to shed some light on my training routine, since I’ve mentioned it is a big part of my life! There are so many ways to be active and stay fit and in London I feel we are really spoilt for choice… After the initial excitement though, Read More
24-hour anxiety attack
Stress is a curious thing. It does carry a negative connotation, in my mind at least, although I can honestly say that I often up my game under a little bit of stress. However, above a certain threshold, it starts to work against me… After all, stress is basically your body’s way of responding to Read More