My workouts lately

Staying active during pregnancy can sometimes be challenging, let alone getting good workouts in consistently.  It is important for mama and baby and has so many benefits.  But... if you just have a few bad days, or a few bad weeks (or months) don't feel discouraged!  Do what you can, rest when you can't.  Baby will be here soon enough and you can and will get back in tip top shape after your sweet little bundle arrives. 

29 weeks

With both pregnancies I've stayed pretty active.  I will say though that I have gone a month or two without an actual "work out".  With this second pregnancy I've had a 2 year old to keep up with in addition to working full time and lots of other projects around the house to keep me busy and active, which is good.  I rarely lounge around all day.  So it is hard sometimes to have extra energy at the end of the day to get in an actual workout.  The last several weeks I've had a lot more energy, so I am trying to take advantage of the good days and actually get a workout in.

The types of workouts I'm doing lately:

I bought these in a set through Amazon when I first got pregnant.  I knew my running days were limited and with being pregnant basically through the whole summer, I also knew most days would be too hot to workout outside. 

Her workouts are not super-intense for the really in-shape person, but they have great cardio sets and strength training.  They are mostly low impact and I've found they are easy to modify as I've gotten a bigger tummy.  Bottom line, I get my heart rate up and get a good sweat!

I also have a set of the Zumba DVDs which are great low impact as well.  I mix those in every once in awhile.  My friend Yohana did Zumba all the way through her second pregnancy and she felt like it kept her in good shape.

My best advice, just listen to your body, try not to be a couch potato the entire 9 months (you'll have your days like I said), even if it means just going for a walk or doing things around the house to get your body moving.