Pregnancy hormones prep your body to play baby hostess for the next nine months.What happens in your body in your first trimester: You’re not going to dislodge the baby by doing exercise,’ advises Barker.īut, you do need to consider that whilst external changes in the first trimester your might be minimal, there's a lot of stuff going on internally. ‘In the first trimester the baby is in the pelvis, so it’s actually protected by bone at that stage. In the early days, there's a real fear that putting on your gym kit and going for it could dislodge the baby. With everything, check in with your Doctor before starting anything new. Increase the body's production of endorphins and therefore help you to feel goodīut if you weren’t a runner before getting pregnant, now is not the time to choose a new cardio hobby, join a virtual run crew or set some challenging PBs – it's a time to listen to your body and perform exercise that's going to be safe for you and baby.Reduce the risk of gestational diabetes, pre-term birth, pre-eclampsia (pregnancy-induced high blood pressure).Logging miles when you’re expecting is generally OK for most women and the benefits extend far beyond keeping your FitBit ticking over. We already know you love to run, so let us give you a holistic view of how best to take care of yourself and your body during this time. Helen Keeble, pelvic health physiotherapist.Charlie Barker, personal trainer and founder of Bumps and Burpees.Jane Vongvorachoti, run coach (and Olympian).
With this in mind we called five experts up to the bench to coach you through your cardio: No, now that you're growing a baby there are multiple considerations to take into account – some of which might not be so obvious.įrom building a strong pelvic floor to exactly how high your heart rate should be going, what terrain you should (and potentially should not) be running on, why strength training is a must and what a run might actually look like now that you're expecting – there's a lot to think about. Sadly for the time poor, deciding to run whilst pregnant isn't as simple as lacing up your running trainers, doing a few half-hearted leg-swings and getting out there. Not least because your mental state has probably shifted as much as your hormones.
Whether you're at the stage of your baby using your uterus as a punching bag, or have just recently conceived there's no denying that running when pregnant needs some careful consideration.
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