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I attended my second class at Fitfor2 yesterday. The class was an hour earlier and since getting up early is no longer a discipline of mine, it was a bit of a struggle to get there on time. Still, I made it. Perhaps it’s good that they require prior booking of classes because it forces you to keep the commitment instead of rolling over in bed and catching class another day. I think if it weren’t for that fact, I probably would have skipped class.

The class was a regular aerobics class - still for pregnant women, but regular in the sense that it did not involve the fit ball. Intensity wise it was about the same as the fit ball class I took last week although I was sweating a lot more. The instructor warned me that I was sweating too much (a possibility that I might be overexerting), but I personally felt like I was well within my physical limits and heart rate.

I’ve been wondering about the sweating because I’m the sort of person that sweats easily even with mild exertion. One of my fitness instructors said I had a very effective cooling system because I sweat so easily. My question now is: “Is sweating a lot a good or bad thing?” Before I was pregnant, sweating easily was a good thing, but now that I’m pregnant and the danger of overheating threatens baby, what does it imply for me?

Back in the days of climbing, even when I was climbing an “easy” route, I’d still sweat like I’d taken a shower even if my body didn’t feel the exertion. When I recall the previou class of fit ball, I don’t think I sweat as much so perhaps I should switch back to those classes?

The aspects of exercise that a pregnant woman needs to be aware of are:

- possibility of injury to baby due to falling, accidents, etc.
- adequate hydration (drink plenty of fluids during exercise)
- adequate oxygen supply to baby (remember to breathe! Yawning during exercise is hint that you’re not breathing enough)
- heart rate - make sure it isn’t too high
- keeping cool so baby doesn’t overheat
- exhaustion - avoid exercising to the point of exhaustion because it’s bad for baby. A good measure is to check if you can still carry out your daily activities after your exercise. If you need to crash for a while, you’re overexerting. In general, exercise should make you feel energised, not tired.

So far, I meet all the requirements. I’ve switch back to fitball next for week just to avoid the possibility that my excessive sweating is a sign that baby’s getting too warm. I’ve also managed to get myself into one of the pilates classes - not an easy feat as it is a very popular class that is often fully booked. I figured pilates would be good for me since it has been touted as an excellent exercise for people with back problems and I’m already starting to develop lower back pain from the added weight to my front.

I’ve read that yoga is good for breathing especially during delivery but unfortunately, due to the popularity of the class I haven’t been able to get a session.

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