https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:54:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788986 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:00:21 +0000 Littlebit7 2788986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd start a walking program. Do you have a Fitbit or something? If you can, go at a pace where you get your heart rate up and actually start to feel like you are doing some work<br /> I'd also add in 1-2x per week some Pilates or gentle core stuff/yoga. A lot can be done in sidelying and on hands and knees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788982 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:51:23 +0000 HappyBaker 2788982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all! I'm going to start walking and just found a prenatal yoga class nearby to try. I've never done prenatal yoga / am not big into yoga in general but am definitely open to it because so many seem to love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788981 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:50:11 +0000 nana87 2788981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stared doing prenatal yoga around that point of my second pregnancy and loved it! I’d never liked yoga before but it felt so, so good, and helped during labor too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788864 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:33:15 +0000 Kemma 2788864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im also twenty weeks and have been walking for 20-25 minutes most nights after the kids are in bed and I definitely think it helps! I’m trying to get ahead of a probable GD diagnosis and the exercise is definitely helping my numbers and I’ve only gained 2-3 pounds so far, I’m also trying to not grow another ten pounder!</p> <p>The beauty of walking is that it also helps with optimal foetal positioning which will hopefully result in a smoother and faster birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788863 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:31:36 +0000 PawPrints 2788863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also was unable to exercise for the first half of my pregnancy, then started a tiny bit after that. I incorporated about 30 min of walking every day plus a daily regimen of squats and a couple other little exercises. If you feel up for it, I would recommend prenatal pilates - there's a series free on YouTube I did in my first pregnancy where it's separated into five 10-minute workouts so you can do as much or as little as you feel like.</p> <p>(I feel like the squats have been very helpful as I've gotten heavier - having the muscle strength in my lower body has been crucial for my continued mobility as this baby gets bigger and bigger). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788859 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:26:03 +0000 ineebee 2788859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mantra is: something is always better than nothing! And isn't exercise supposed to help keep blood pressure at a healthy level? If you feel you can handle more than walking, maybe go on the treadmill with a bit of an incline? Yoga is always fantastic, too. Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788847 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:03:53 +0000 birdofafeather 2788847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walking, yoga or a barre class were great for me! I’m about to walk into a barre class for the first time in months at 19 weeks! 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788816 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:23:21 +0000 Ms. RV 2788816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. Currently 12 weeks and any bit of purposeful exercise makes me throw up (I can luckily still get in 10000 steps because of my job). Hoping to be able to exercise once I get into the second trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788798 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:54:19 +0000 Becky 2788798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adding any exercise will be beneficial, whether you are pregnant or not! An added 30 minutes of walking is great. I was too overwhelmed to add anything new when I was pregnant with DD2, so I just walked whenever I could. I’m a runner so I literally felt like my muscles were atrophying, so I would also add squats and lunges when I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788786 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:06:07 +0000 erinbaderin 2788786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a fitbit and made sure to walk 3 miles a day, and definitely found it helped with the aches and pains. I also really enjoyed prenatal yoga. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788783 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 08:57:46 +0000 skinnycow 2788783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a lot of walking when I was pregnant - no idea if it was that beneficial but my OB recommended it. Another non-intense workout I enjoyed was 10 Minute Solution - Prenatal Pilates. If I'm remembering correctly there are 5 different 10 minute segments so I would just select and do 3 in a row. I bought the DVD but I'm pretty sure you can find the videos on YouTube. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-to-exercise-at-20-weeks#post-2788777 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 08:39:21 +0000 HappyBaker 2788777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've been a bit of a sloth these first 20 weeks of pregnancy in terms of exercise. To be fair I've done a bunch of projects around my house that have taken up most of my time. But now that things are mostly in order I have more free time and feel like I should start doing SOMETHING active! </p> <p>Any recommendations? Is just adding in walking 30 minutes a day really going to help that much? My last pregnancy my blood pressure went crazy towards the end so I don't think I should do anything very intense, but I'd really like to do SOMETHING! </p>