Recent content by NancyM

Hi everyone! I'm sort of a Cathe old-timer (was on the first and second Cathe trips - way back when!) and haven't posted in a while, but thought I'd say "hi" to all the fit moms out there! So many of you are such a great inspiration (expecially Cathe - my fitness hero!!)! I'm nearly 7 months...

Congratulations!! And don't rush yourself, even though it's tempting. Your body needs time to recover. Enjoy!!

Thanks for the info.! I'll try to focus on perceived exertion instead!

Hi everyone! I have a question for all of you fit moms. I know the ACOG recommends not exceeding a heart rate of 140 during pregnancy, but I have heard that many fit women do so anyway, safely. 140 is low for me and I was wondering what your experiences were, whether you trained comfortably...

That was meant for BLinda, BTW! Sorry, my post appeared in the wrong place!

Good for you!! I know it's a personal choice and everyone has to decide for themselves, but I hope to have my children as naturally as possible as well. I admire you for that!

Inducing My impression is that it's mostly more convenient for the doctor. Check out some of the books by Henci Goer for better information on it, though.

Info. & videos Thanks for the note, Lisa. This is our first - and I'm about your age, too (34). I don't think it has sunk in yet. After all, we just decided to start trying and voila! Anyway, I think the coreography on the Xpress videos is relatively simple, although my "brain fog" seems to...

What a week! Got my new Cathe Xpress videos and found out I was pregnant - now that's an eventful week! I've been working through the videos and really like the shorter aerobic format (I seem to be tiring much more quickly already!) but need to modify ALOT! My heart rate gets up there really...

Thanks I was just trying to figure out whether (or how much!) to invest in pregnancy videos, as opposed to modifying my existing ones. Thanks for the suggestions!

I was just curious which videos you use (or used) most during your pregnancy - Cathe or otherwise. When/how did you modify them, and did you purchase any "specialty" pregnancy videos - if so, which were your favorites? Thanks!