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Couch to 5K Accountability Thread
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The only pregnant person I know (currently) that still runs was a marathon runner before she got pregnant. I think everyone else did pretty low key stuff.
Also my heart rate always gets very high when I work out. Even when I was fit for the most part. I don't remember what to, though. Guh. I really need to start working out again, but I really don't like running when I am not already fit. (I only tolerate it when I am.)
lepetitfromage:
I miss running....I really do. It was such a great stress relief. Then the shin splints started. We don't need to go over that again.....ugh. Suffice it to say that the one thing I found that made the shin splints go away- compression sleeves- made my calves cramp up. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
I have since made friends with the elliptical. Now, if I could make it to the gym more than twice a week and put the damn cookies down. :-P
Barmymoo:
Necessary caveat: I'm not qualified, I'm barely even trained. Talk to your midwife/doctor for more advice, but the basic thing about exercise in pregnancy is not to suddenly start doing anything your body isn't used to. If you were already running, you can carry on doing that (as long as you don't push yourself too hard). If you were already weight lifting, that's still an option - but obviously falls, drops and so forth are a more serious risk.
Redball:
So May, are there hills in Oxford, Shropshire, Yorkshire? I expect there are, from what little I know.
Barmymoo:
I've never been to Oxford (well that's not true techincally; I have been to the ice rink and a nearby hotel) but in my head all of that bit of England is flat like it has been steam-rolled. Yorkshire and Shropshire, at least the bits we're going to, are nothing BUT hills. If you are planning on running while you're here I guess I'd better pack my running gear too!
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