When I got pregnant I was in the middle of training for my first half marathon and I had a 4-mile race 4 weeks after finding out we were expecting. I was all about being a pregnant runner but then the morning sickness or rather all day sickness came on full force. I went for one final run shortly around 4.5 weeks and it was the worst run of my life and that’s when I hung up my running shoes.
During my first trimester I had such awful morning sickness working out was almost non-existent with the exception of a few walks with Neil and a ton of walking when we went to NYC. Honestly, when I actually got out for walks I felt so much better and it helped the morning sickness but the challenge was actually getting out for the walk.
Now at 25 weeks I go on lots of walks with Neil; we try to go at least 3 days per week. Sometimes walks are really boring, especially doing the same route and it certainly isn’t running which I am really missing, but walking has been great for staying fit during pregnancy. When I go for walks by myself I turn on a podcast and do a 2.25 mile loop along the bike path. My favorite walks however is to go with my husband because it gives us a chance to step out of the house, away from the computers, phones and television, and gives us a chance to connect and talk while we do our 2-3 mile loop.
Tonight Neil ran late at work and by the time he arrived home I had made dinner and was ready to settle in for the night but instead of eating dinner and turning on a show we went out for a walk. It wasn’t a long walk only 1 mile but we got out, we chatted and we got a little workout in. It felt great and it was nice to know that I at least got some sort of activity in (Neil had already gone for a run so this was just extra for him).
Do you enjoy going for walks? What do you like the most?
Goals for Last Week :
- Th: Off
- F: Off
- S: 2.5 mile walk
- Su: 2-3 mile walk
- M: 2 mile walk and/or workout DVD
- T: Pre-natal Yoga
- W: 2 mile walk and/or workout DVD
Actual for Last Week :
- Th: Off
- F: Off
- S: NADA
- Su: 2.25 mile walk
- M: Summer Sanders workout DVD
- T: Pre-natal Yoga
- W: 2.25 mile walk
Goals for this Week :
- Th: Off
- F: 1 mile walk
- S: 2.5 mile walk
- Su: 2-3 mile walk
- M: 2 mile walk and/or workout DVD
- T: Pre-natal Yoga
- W: 2 mile walk and/or workout DVD
I love walking – if I squint, I can pretend I’m in the mountains, hiking! I’ve mapped out all the trails in my neighborhood so I don’t have to walk on asphalt or next to traffic – that’s the difference between an excellent walk and a crappy walk for me. 🙂 Oh, and I make sure to include as many hills as possible to keep it interesting…flat walking gets boring fast.
Love walks. They aren’t runs. Only downside is it takes longer, but I am never walking and think, gosh, this sucks. And even though I like the beginning & end of a run-I often say that somewhere, sometime, if I run!