My new Favorite Workout

Even though I am preggers and my abs literally gave up at the first positive pregnancy test, it is still very important to me to stay fit and healthy til little Altman #2 makes his debut. From my previous experience, I felt better and I was able to get back to working out just days after Jackson was born. I am hopeful for the same this time around.

The glitch is that I lose my breath really easily when working out. Docs say it is very normal and due to hormones. So, I am not running like I did with Jackson and definitely not running like I did before I was pregnant. I had hoped to keep a long run of 8 to 10 miles for a while but tossed that notion out the window in December. The longest I have run in weeks is 6 miles. So, I have been doing a lot of yoga and a lot of elliptical and a lot of strength training and a lot of treadmill intervals. Luckily, we have a treadmill here so I can jump on whenever and catch a workout.

I found a new favorite. It is challenging but not so much that I would put myself or the baby in danger. And, I get an awesome workout. And, eventually it can be adjusted for when I am running and training again post baby. If you are pregnant or even recovering from injury, make sure to talk to your doctor first about your routine. That is super important. My doc and I talk every time about my workouts and I always adjust if he feels it necessary.

Here it is:


Minutes Speed Incline
0 to 3:30 4 0
3:30 to 5 6 0
5 to 6 4 2
6 to 7 4 4
7 to 8 6.5 4
8 to 9 4 4
9 to 10 6.3 4
10 to 11 4 5
11 to 12 6.1 5
12 to 13 4 6
13 to 14 6.1 6
14 to 15 3.7 7
15 to 16 5.9 7
16 to 17 3.7 8
17 to 18 5.8 8
18 to 19 3.7 9
19 to 20 5.7 9
20 to 21 3.5 10
21 to 22 5.5 10
22 to 23 3.5 11
23 to 24 5.3 11
24 to 25 3.5 12
25 to 26 5 12
26 to 27 3.5 0
27 to 28 4 0
28 to 29 3.5 4
29 to 30 5.8 4
30 to 31 3.5 6
31 to 32 5.7 6
32 to 33 3.5 8
33 to 34 5.6 8
34 to 35 3.5 9
35 to 36 5.4 9
36 to 37 3.5 10
37 to 38 5.2 10
38 to 39 3.5 11
39 to 40 5.1 11
40 to 41 3.5 12
41 to 42 5 12
42 to 45 0 0

If you are running then you could up the pace on the run segments as stick with the 4 as your recovery pace. This is based on our treadmill. I think gym treadmills can up to an incline of 15 so you can adjust using those as well. 

I follow it up with some yoga including planks, moving to side planks with breath, down dog to plank, low lunge, lunge, balance warrior, and then some poses for flexibility.

Enjoy and I will see you on the trails!