News from the Pregnant Personal Trainer & Fitness Coach
Gasp! Yes, I’m approximately 9 weeks along now.
And with that, I’ve decided that my blog, in addition to the regular health & fitness posts, will feature insights from my pregnancy: my prenatal exercise regimen, diet, etc. on top of pregnancy health & fitness tips.
I wasn’t going to share my news until I couldn’t hide it because of one major reason: I was afraid it would hurt my growing personal training business. I assumed that people would hold back approaching me or sending referrals and think: “Oh, I don’t want to bother her with training me. She’s pregnant and probably doesn’t want to train people.” or “She’s pregnant. She can’t really train people. She shouldn’t be doing anything to overly exert herself.” or “She’s probably not taking clients because I’m sure she’s cutting back on her workload.” None of this is true. I intend to be very active, focus on my career, and continue helping my clients pursue their health & fitness goals. I will kick your butt and give you the best workout of your life, even with a belly! And now I have the power of two 
So, with the encouragement of my husband and a few friends, I decided to “come out” so to speak. I feel that I can take this opportunity to be a healthy role model and educate the public about what a healthy pregnancy looks like and can be like. This pregnancy has also sparked another fitness passion: offering prenatal and postnatal exercise as one of my specialties.
I’m still working out. Well, kind of. I caught a bug last week (it is NOT morning sickness!) and I’ve learned that when a woman is pregnant, it really compromises her immune system. So it’s taken me a bit longer to recoup. And I’ve also learned that when my body tells me I need to nap, I better nap! Although I’ve never been a napper!
Before I caught the bug - and after my positive pregnancy test, I continued to work out (upon the thumbs-up from my doctor), teaching a cycling class and a couple of aerobic classes a week, circuit training and weight lifting. I’m also enjoying being able to do exercises in the prone position (lying face down) like lying hamstring curls and various core training exercises on the stability ball while I can.
And the week before I fond out I was pregnant, I was still following my competition prep training, upped my cardio, and nearing my max squat and deadlift!
I had a friend call me and ask if I’d like to workout with her “I’m training legs today. Can you still train legs?” she asked. “Heck yeah, I can still train legs. I just won’t be squatting 125 pounds.” I replied.
So just because a woman is pregnant doesn’t mean she can’t exercise.
We can continue to be active as long as our bodies tell us we can. After all, a woman is preparing for the biggest endurance event of her life. Why not train for that?
Make your life healthy,
Janet
