Tomorrow will be the last day of 2015 so it seems an appropriate time to look back on my first year of blogging.
My new website and blog went live in July of this year, and in just 5 months I have managed to publish 17 posts, achieving 1531 views, 17 comments, and 19 subscribers. As we close out 2015, I am proud to share with you my top 3 blog posts of the year, we start in no particular order with…… Continue reading
2015 Goals
The end of the year provides a wonderful opportunity to look back on the last year of experiences and reflect on how they have shaped and changed us. It also signals the start of a new and exciting year full of possibility and adventure.
Soon I’ll share my goals for 2016 but before I do its good practice to first to look back on the year. Celebrate successes, acknowledge areas where I may have fallen short, identify what I can improve upon, and simply reflect on the year and the impact it has made.
Since my last post outlining my experience of the first 20 weeks of pregnancy I’ve had tons of questions about how pregnancy has effected my exercise routine. So here it is, my approach to exercise during pregnancy.
When I unexpectedly found out I was pregnant, I was scared and nervous about all the changes that lie ahead, BUT I adapted. I realized that despite all odds this little egg managed to burrow into my uterine lining while I was training for, and ran, a half marathon. This knowledge reassured me that this little baby was going to be strong and resilient, and by continuing with my exercise routine I would be keeping it safe and healthy. I openly discuss my fitness routine with my family doctor and Obstetrician, both were supportive and encouraging explaining that exercise will not only make labour and recovery easier on me, but for baby too! I want to preface by saying that I worked out 5-6 days a week for 60-90 minutes a day, in addition to teaching a minimum of 2 indoor cycling classes a week before becoming pregnant. I wouldn’t recommended starting a new exercise routine once you’re pregnant, and of course be sure to run everything by your OB first.
Now that everyone knows I am pregnant after last weeks blog post, “Never Say Never,” I figured it was about time to update my Summer 2015 To-Do-List post from May 13th of this year. Given our exciting news this list took a back seat as I navigated the first trimester of pregnancy.
This was my first time participating in the Canadian Running Series, Vancouver East side 10km. Adrian was the driving force behind our decision to run, this was mainly influenced by the souvenir T-shirt and the dog-tag style finisher’s medal. I signed us up knowing that with my recent health issues it wouldn’t be my best time. I figured, being out participating was better than not participating at all. Continue reading