As most of you know, I love love love to exercise! This is no way changed when I discovered I was pregnant. I listened to my body, modified what I needed to (see my previous exercising while pregnant blog post) and continued to teach my normal group fitness classes (Bodypump, RPM, Shape & Tone, TTT & Yoga) up until I was 34 weeks. This was when I felt my body asking me to slow down.

As I discussed in my earlier pregnancy blog post, exercising while pregnant can have so many benefits towards both your well-being, and your growing bundle of joy. The benefits that I have found through exercising while pregnant are:

• Better sleep

• Those endorphins kick in and make me feel fantastic

• Keeps the body feeling strong

• Easier to return to exercise postpartum

• Prevents high blood pressure

• Decreases pregnancy discomfort

Every pregnancy is different so always check with your Doctor or Midwife before starting any new exercise program and if you have already been undertaking a fitness program, always let your instructor know that you're pregnant and they can have a chat with you about how you're tracking through your pregnancy, your health and any modifications to your program that need to be made.

I was excited to be featured in the May / June Fernwood magazine and hope that other expectant Mum's can benefit from my exercise tips. Here's some of the exercises that I have found most beneficial throughout this pregnancy.

Please remember that everyone is different so the exercises that I found beneficial may not suit your needs

Again, always check with your Doctor or midwife before starting any new exercise program, always let your fitness instructor know that you are pregnant and the most important thing LISTEN TO YOUR BODY and enjoy this wonderful, blessed time of your life.