Three and a half months of limited physical activity and my body and mind are feeling it. Neither are happy with the arrangement.
I had the best of intentions to continue my training during the first trimester but due to feeling constantly exhausted, training became a once or twice per week activity. Instead of staying a priority it became something to do if I felt like it or for the weekend when I had more time on my hands. Who knew that pregnancy would use up so much of my energy? Certainly not me.
Now that I’m in the second trimester, no longer feeling as tired, and not suffering too many pregnancy related symptoms, it’s time slowly return to regular exercise and training. December is the perfect month for that. Within four weeks new year’s resolutions will be made, goals for the new year created, so I figure why not get an early start with my training so this year ends and the new one begins on a high.
Starting today, I’m aiming for a December Exercise Streak. So, 31 days of exercise every day. It can be anything from walking, running, swimming, weight training, yoga, stretching, Pilates, dancing or cycling. There’s no time requirement. All I have to do is show up. If after ten minutes I’m not feeling it, I can stop, but at least I’ll have done something.
There are days when I feel down and depressed. My body is changing every day. It’s difficult to accept that twelve months ago I was two weeks out of completing my first half Ironman. Today, I feel tired after a 5k run. I always thought that having had trained for big events it would prepare me for this part of my life, but it seems that pregnancy will be the most challenging marathon of my life both physically and mentally. I am looking forward to it though, and I hope to experience it in the best possible way I can.
