A PREGNANT fitness fanatic refused to give up her fitness regime and lifted heavy weights just days before her 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.
Meghan Uphres Leatherman was still lifting weights as part of her grueling exercise regimen, which also combines gymnastics and cardio, when she was close to giving birth and was already 1cm dilated.
The 33-year-old from Arizona, USA, was even lifting weights the day she went into labor and had already broken records in the final days of her pregnancy.
Meghan insists that her exercises, which also included walking her dog for three miles each day and taking a four-mile hike through the mountains each week, were not a danger to her baby, and maintains that they made the pregnancy easier. EASIER and healthier.
And now, after giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to girl 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 Florence Geräine earlier this month, she’s looking forward to getting back to the gym in less than a MONTH.
The marketing and communications consultant highlighted: “I spoke with my doctor and he tells me that I can return to the gym in three weeks. “I would never give up [the exercise regimen] CrossFit – being fit helped me conceive in the first place and kept me healthy throughout my pregnancy.”
Meghan started lifting weights two years ago and said she instantly became addicted to the results she was seeing in her body.
She said: “I never considered quitting during pregnancy.
“It fit my personality. It is a challenge.
“I like trying to work with others in a community and get the motivation to be stronger, fitter and better. “I didn’t lose that motivation just because I was pregnant.”
Meghan eʋen claimed that lifting weights stopped her from getting morning sickness and getting pregnant actually made it even easier to lift heavy weights, and three days before her due date she set a personal record by deadlifting 215L. She was also doing 110L of pushes and 165L of squats and saw her energy and strength levels increase as her due date approached.
Despite criticism directed at pregnant women who continue to exercise, Meghan says her doctors encouraged her regimen, adding: “My doctors have been incredibly supportive of what I’m doing.
“They were delighted that I was setting personal records with weightlifting and told me to stay active and hydrated.”
BaƄy Florence was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 after four hours of contractions and Meghan said she had an “easy” 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.
Defending her actions, she said: “A woman should not be criticized for trying to stay active and healthy. This really helped me have an easier pregnancy and birth. “I think women should accept pregnancy and not use it as an excuse to get lazy.”
Source: dailystar.co.ukм>
