October 25, 2017

Battle of the Bumps!

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Morning guys! I started my day off my favorite way – with a workout with the ladies!

working out at 36 weeks pregnant

Chelsea, Kathleen, and I hit up Urban Athletic Club’s Glover Park location via ClassPass (<- affiliate link for $40 off) for one of their morning boot camp classes. They are doing a new format now that we don’t love as much as the old one (it’s basically longer, more repetitive intervals with less moves vs. shorter, faster intervals with a ton of variation – it gets pretty boring compared to the old format, so we haven’t been going to their gym as much lately), but it was still nice to get some movement in and see the ladies! I’m still modifying anything that doesn’t feel good or doesn’t seem safe (like doing step ups instead of box jumps, regular squats instead of broad jumps, leg lifts and arm lifts while on all fours instead of sit ups, etc.) and going slower than usual but otherwise feeling okay.

Kathleen and I decided it was time to reenact this photo that we took last July when she was about as far along as I am now! What a difference a year makes, huh?! Built-in medicine ball FTW. 😉

working out while pregnant

I’m working downtown today so my post-workout breakfast was picked up from Pret a Manger after a quick shower at the gym – I had a whole milk latte (their regular size lattes only have 1 shot of espresso so I don’t have to bother with the whole “half decaf” thing) and their egg salad and avocado baguette, which is delicious.

pret a manger breakfast

I’ll be back tomorrow with my 36 week pregnancy update… stay tuned!

Here are a couple fun fall-ish recipes to try this week/end:

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  • Those pregnancy photo comparisons are so fun! Love your breakfast and looking forward to your update!
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  • Lol. Looks like Kathleen still has the same shoes! Putting them to good use.
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    • I know, I was thinking: time for Kathleen to get some new workout shoes! Those must be worn out by now with all our workout dates!
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  • I agree, the bump pictures are hilarious. Great expressions on both of you!
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    • Thanks :) Might as well have fun with it, right?!
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  • Love the pictures! So funny/cute!
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  • That breakfast looks immense! I adore Pret. Their coffee is so good. Your first picture made me smile to myself - I recently saw a video of a pregnant woman working out on Instagram, it was a sponsored post for a prenatal exercise programme. You should have seen the comments below it! People were going crazy, saying you should never raise your arms above your head while pregnant (!) and if you jump, the baby will fall out (!!). Seriously! I'm 18 weeks now and a woman in my Circuits class at the gym the other day said she didn't realise you could do any exercise at all while you're expecting! These attitudes are so outdated and sad. I checked with my midwife at our last appointment as there is so much conflicting information out there. She confirmed that I should carry on with whatever feels comfortable, just like I know you've been doing.
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    • Jeez, that's insane! I mean obviously you need to listen to your body and if anything feels not OK, don't do it (like running for me, and jumping moves). But yeah - so long as you feel physically good and your heart rate isn't through the roof, it's so beneficial to keep it up both physically and mentally! For me it really helps with stress relief and also nausea. Plus apparently it will help make delivery a little easier. Congratulations on your pregnancy! :)
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  • Good to see you continuing to work out regularly. Well done!
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