gym rats

how long will you (or did you) keep up the gym routine? my doctor said its fine to go up until the end but dh thinks i'll never make it (haha).

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you will know your limits as things change. Just listen to your body

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I went all the way until my membership expired with DD. I think I was 7 months. Then I just did toning at home. I knew I wouldn't be going back for a while, so I didn't renew.

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im 30 weeks on thursday and i still go 3 times a week plus a few long walks a week with DH and the dogs.....starting back to work teaching tomorrow and i am hoping to keep it up.

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With my first DD, I went 4X per week until I was 38 weeks. At about 33 weeks, I stopped lifting weights and just did about 30-45 minutes on the elliptical.

With this pregnancy, I make it to the gym 3X per week. I'm 26 weeks now. I hope to make it as long as I can but its definitely harder this time around chasing around a 14 month old

I do think that working out made a huge difference in the delivery of my first. She came 2 days early and I was only in labor for 3 hours. Very easy delivery.

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With my first, I went until 16 weeks and stopped because of placenta previa. My doc said it was still ok, but that if it didn't clear up by 20 weeks, I would have to stop. That made me nervous, so I stopped anyway, and four weeks later wasn't allowed to go. When the previa went away, I tried to go again at 28 weeks and the growth in those weeks and lack of regular trips during that time made it hard. I only went once.

With my second, I was out of my routine and didn't go the entire pregnancy. I'm no longer a gym rat at all!

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I took about a two week hiatus at 30 weeks.. which was the week before, and planning to go back to the gym today. Even though I wasn't hitting the gym, I was walking, and doing everything else which kept the momentum going. I'm hoping to continue.. we'll see.

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I have been walking 1 hour 5X per week.

for those of you ladies that are still going to the gym, what exactly is your routine?

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First PG I had stopped by 15 weeks - pure laziness.

This time around I'm now 17 weeks and still going 4 - 5x per week, I alternate elliptical & running. I can only squeeze in 1/2 hour workouts though.

I'm hoping to keep it up until 38 weeks. I realize that might not be possible but that's my goal.

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I was coming off marathon training this last pregnancy and by 6-7 months I could barely run 1-3 miles at a time. by 7.5 months I stopped running - i was just too big. Months 8 and 9 were just too painful to even walk (for me! Many people run and walk up to their due dates...I did with #1)

for weights, I did a lot of arm routines and did push ups off of walls.

the 140 rule is subjective. It's a good guideline, but not a hard fast rule. If you have a high max HR, so can definitely go over. The key is that you should be able to talk in mostly full sentences. I have a pretty high max hr (200+ which doesn't fit the typical formulas), so I noticed that mine would hover around the 160 mark and I would be moving like a snail.

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I just started walking last week at 15 weeks! I was working out prior to becoming pregnant but the morning sickness and exhaustion was so severe that I couldn't do anything. I still don't feel anywhere near normal and am still queasy and tired but I started walking. I feel so out of shape. I can only do 20 minutes of walking. I feel pathetic!

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I stopped about a month ago. I am just way to exhausted lately.

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I usually do the elliptical for 30 mins.. but yesterday I got winded after 15 mins.. I stopped I'm going to try again thursday or friday..

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I do 30-45 min about 4 times a week on the elliptical but on very low resistance. I also walk 15 min each way to my office/Penn.