PregnancyFilter: Have I left it too late to get in shape?

Post date: 2018-01-12 13:35:15

I'm 6 weeks pregnant (omg!) and unfit, particularly my core. All the guidance says not to overdo it with your stomach muscles while they're changing etc. Is it too late to do something about my weak muscles and bad fitness levels?

I have a ton of excuses about why I'm so unfit, but the long and short of it is that, aside from a lot of walking (so yes, my legs are ok, but not the rest of me), I'm really out of shape.

I've been doing bits of yoga, but I've read that you're not supposed to do much in the way of stretches that tense up your core muscles. I'm going to start swimming again. I am in my mid 30s, eat generally healthily, and am just a little overweight, but not by much.

But I guess I'm worried that my stomach muscles are about to start stretching beyond all recognition and maybe they're not going to handle it well, being so weak?

Anon because it's only six weeks... but I guess the anxiety starts here!!

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