STAYING ACTIVE DURING
PREGNANCY
Combining healthy eating habits with regular
exercise habits will leave you feeling amazing.
Here are some extra tips for pregnancy:
• Always eat within 30-60 minutes of exercise, try a banana with 1 Tbsp. of natural
peanut butter
• Keep water with you at all times.
• Eat a healthy snack 30-60 minutes after
exercise; try two eggs with ½ avocado and a
small piece of fruit.
• Everything you eat, your baby eats. So
think twice about what you put in your
mouth. Remember, you feel better when
you eat better.
• Rest as much as you can, don’t push
through when you’re tired. Your body and
baby, need the sleep.
• When you reach mid-pregnancy and your
belly is bigger, try rolling to your side
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and use your arms to help push you up.
This will help you stretch your abdominal
muscles and will help decrease abdominal
separation.
Be sure you have your doctor’s permission to
exercise during pregnancy. If you’re not able to
stay active for your entire pregnancy, use it as
an excuse to rest up before your little one arrives. Then, with your doctor’s permission, get
moving as soon as possible after delivery.
Erica Ziel of Knocked-Up Fitness, www.
knocked-upfitness.com, is one of Southern
California’s most sought-after experts for fitnessinfused Pilates and personal training. She holds
a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology & Health
from Iowa State University and is a Certified
Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, Nutritionist
and Mom of 3.