When I became pregnant I wanted to be as healthy as I possibly could. Planning for a homebirth really made me focus on working out and eating healthy throughout my pregnancy. Not that I wouldn’t have tried to be healthy if I had a hospital birth, but my midwives placed a bigger focus on staying active than my obgyn did. Having that constant reminder at every prenatal visit helped me stay motivated. I mean, I was training for a birth here. A birth I wanted to do sans-epidural. I think it would have been difficult to just jump into a natural birth without physically preparing for it.
I was a workoutaholic in college (oh how I wish I had the time and motivation nowadays) and pilates was one of my favorite workouts. It is an awesome workout that tones just about every inch of your body. So, I was super excited when Pregalates offered to send me their pilates for pregnancy DVD’s. These DVD’s were a great way to stay in shape and prepare for labor, especially during those 100+ degree summer days when getting outdoors was just too hot (perfect for those cold winter days too).
The Pregalates series consists of 4 different DVD’s – a 1st trimester workout, 2nd trimester workout, 3rd trimester workout and a post natal workout. I like that it is broken down by trimester because as your bump grows you just can’t do certain exercises anymore. What I loved most about the series was that the instructor was pregnant while filming so she wasn’t doing some crazy hard workout that most normal pregnant ladies could never do. I’m planning on continuing to workout with the post natal DVD…if only I had weekly midwife visits to help keep me motivated.
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