If you had told me after my first pregnancy that I’d have a much easier experience the next time and I’d be lifting weights doing CrossFit to stay in shape I would have laughed in your face. Yet here I am, 23 weeks into my second pregnancy and that is the truth.

When did I start CrossFit?

My journey at CrossFit COMO started 3 months post-partum with my first child in May 2014. This was after an entire pregnancy of doing next to no physical activity. I was at the bottom of my physical fitness level, but I was determined to be healthy and fit again. It worked.

Today, I am 23 weeks into my second pregnancy. With my doctor’s approval I have kept up with the CrossFit training that I’ve been doing for almost 2 years.

What was my motivation?

I wanted to stay fit and not be miserable through my pregnancy….which is exactly how I felt with my first. When I began CrossFit training, there was a member who was pregnant. She was 6 months and still running, doing pull ups and most of the exercises with a few modifications of course.

She was my inspiration!

I set out to do my own research on the effects of CrossFitting while pregnant. I came to the conclusion that if I became pregnant again, I was going to keep doing CrossFit, not just for me, but for the health of my baby too.