Running During Pregnancy
Running during pregnancy has always been a tricky subject. What I can tell you is this. If you were running pre-pregnancy, keep running! Always discuss your work out program with your doctor, especially during pregnancy, and once you get the okay, hit the road! During my first pregnancy, I was so scared to continue running because of all of the horror stories I heard throughout my life. I discussed it with my doctor who said, RUN! Do exactly the same thing you did before. The important thing during pregnancy is to listen to your body (I know that’s hard for us runners to do) and BREATHE. Make sure you are able to carry on a conversation during running. If you can’t, you’re running too hard.
One book that really helped me out while I was pregnant was Running & Pregnancy by Chris Lundgren. It has programs for people at all levels of running and even has advice for afterwards when you’re breastfeeding. Literally, this was my running bible while I was pregnant. The best thing about it is that it takes you from whatever fitness level you’re at now and helps you develop a program for running during your pregnancy and during breastfeeding. I referred to it often and highly suggest you take a look at it.