yoga

Tyler has a fitness thing that he goes to on Tuesday nights, so I decided to go with him to campus and attend a yoga class.  I really enjoyed yoga pre-pregnancy, and the other classes were 'full-body fitness,' 'abs that rock,' and zumba.  Ab workouts aren't highly recommended when your abs are stretched over a basketball, and I wasn't up for jumping/bouncing around, so yoga it was.

I was the only pregnant person there.
The instructor did alot of moves that involved "hugging your knees," which usually left me awkwardly trying to fit my belly between my thighs.
There were alot of moves I could do, but man, pregnant women do NOT look cute doing yoga.
I spent at least 1/3 of the class sitting on my mat because they were doing poses (back stands, arch, ect) that I didn't dare even attempt.
Also, I am so terrible at balancing now.
Even worse, the baby hates yoga.  Usually when I'm moving around, he sleeps.  During yoga, he kicks and kicks, especially when I'm in an unusual position that pushes him out of his comfort zone.  Not cute kicks, either.  Hard, stop-moving-I-don't-like-this kicks.  His little acrobatics make it a little challenging to "center my zen."
I tried it 2 weeks in a row, to make sure I wasn't just quitting because it was hard.  I think next week I'll stick to the elliptical in the gym.

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I have not maintained a regular workout schedule during this pregnancy.  My bad.  I definitely want to do that better next time.  It is SO HARD to try to get back in to a routine when my body is so different (read: so much heavier).  Carrying the extra weight makes everything, from working out to getting out of bed, so much harder.  I seriously have so much more respect for the biggest loser contestants now.  It's hard to get active, but it is extra hard when your body is carrying so much extra weight!

How do you/will you stay fit during pregnancy?
-Mrs. Smith