Tag: Pregnant
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Walking a Half Marathon Pregnant Part 3
[…Continued from PART 1 and PART 2] Soon, I saw a group of women, and I set my mind to pass them. After a few minutes, I quickly breezed past them. While I wasn’t going at an extremely fast pace, I was above three mph. This speed, I knew, would get me to the finish… Read more
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Walking a Half Marathon Pregnant Part 1
I was in my first Half Marathon this weekend—the American River Parkway Half— in Sacramento. When I embarked on this journey nearly five months ago, I wasn’t out to set any world records, just to finish. But not just to finish, to finish PREGNANT. That’s right, I was 34 weeks pregnant when I participated in… Read more
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Elliptical Workouts During Pregnancy
Pregnancy produces significant pressure on a woman’s body. Studies have shown that exercise during pregnancy has many advantages; elliptical workouts allow a low-impact option to burning calories and toning muscles. Continue Reading>> Read more
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Toning & Losing Inches While Pregnant
Pregnancy creates considerable stress on a woman’s body. Scientific studies show, however, that for healthy pregnancies, exercise offers remarkable advantages. Continue reading–> Read more
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Fitness and Diet for Pregnant Mama’s-My Personal Account
When I found out I was pregnant again, I decided that since I had not lost all the baby weight from the previous pregnancy, I wanted to gain little to no weight. Illness and extreme fatigue blew that idea out of the water. I started out this pregnancy not gaining much weight but after awhile,… Read more