Another Fitball Session

Leave a response September 26, 2006 / Posted in Fitness, Pregnancy, exercise

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The 9:30 class was surprisingly more crowded than my first fitball session I took. Contrary to my former thoughts that I might not sweat as much in a fitball class versus the regular aerobics class, I found myself sweating just as profusely for this particular session.

They say that as you approach the third trimester, heating up easily is a common problem. Perhaps that’s why I’m sweating more in my classes. Even a mild flurry of light activity around the house is sufficient for me to break into a sweat.

I remember the first time I ever saw a fitball class was in the first gym I joined in Melbourne. The classes were always full of pregnant women with what appeared to be the occasional non-pregnant woman or two (or perhaps they were pregnant women who weren’t quite showing as yet). It looked a little silly bouncing around on a ball, but I always did take things too seriously back then. Now that I’ve tried it, it is fun – sort of like being a kid all over again.

Even though I hardly felt like I was working out during the fitball class, it does require a little more skill in terms of balance, particularly during the times when you lose contact with the ball. I’ve since discovered that “balance” isn’t one of my fortes.

My main reason for taking fitball classes is that I get a workout for my pelvic floor muscles without consciously working on them (Kegel exercises can get a little boring and tedious after a while). It seems that the action of bouncing up off the ball causes the unconscious contraction of the pelvic floor muscle.

Now I finally know what to do with the fitball I have at home – other than sit on it, that is…