The bump at her waist is the only giveaway that Sandi Ware is expecting for the third time in 21⁄2 years. Otherwise, the 33-year-old occupational-therapist-turned-full-time-mom is in as good or better shape than anyone else pounding the treadmills at 5:30 a.m. at her local YMCA. She’ll mix up her cardiovascular workout routine with a step mill, elliptical trainer or stationary bike and move on to floor and stability ball exercises until 7 a.m. three to four days a week. The workouts are her key to a healthy pregnancy, said Ware, who lives in Rockford, Ill. “My whole philosophy is that, first, it’s for the health of the baby,” Ware said. “With both of the boys, I had no problems such as gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, and I attribute that to exercising and eating right.” More energy, less morning sickness Ware said other benefits are a decrease in her stress level and less morning sickness. “I also feel like I have a lot more energy, too,” she said. “I’ll hear a lot of women say they’re too tired to exercise during their pregnancy, but I think it’s the exercise that gives you energy and, after having the baby, I don’t want to deal with trying to lose a lot of weight along with the adjustments to having a newborn.” ‘Anything cardiovascular is good’ Dr. Earle M. Pescatore Jr., an obstetrician and gynecologist in Rockford, said he definitely encourages active women to continue their workouts during pregnancy if there are ...
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The bump at her waist is the only giveaway that Sandi Ware is expecting for the third time in 21⁄2 years. Otherwise, the 33-year-old occupational-therapist-turned-full-time-mom is in as good or better shape than anyone else pounding the treadmills at 5:30 a.m. at her local YMCA. She’ll mix up her cardiovascular workout routine with a step mill, elliptical trainer or stationary bike and move on to floor and stability ball exercises until 7 a.m. three to four days a week. The workouts are her key to a healthy pregnancy, said Ware, who lives in Rockford, Ill. “My whole philosophy is that, first, it’s for the health of the baby,” Ware said. “With both of the boys, I had no problems such as gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, and I attribute that to exercising and eating right.” More energy, less morning sickness Ware said other benefits are a decrease in her stress level and less morning sickness. “I also feel like I have a lot more energy, too,” she said. “I’ll hear a lot of women say they’re too tired to exercise during their pregnancy, but I think it’s the exercise that gives you energy and, after having the baby, I don’t want to deal with trying to lose a lot of weight along with the adjustments to having a newborn.” ‘Anything cardiovascular is good’ Dr. Earle M. Pescatore Jr., an obstetrician and gynecologist in Rockford, said he definitely encourages active women to continue their workouts during pregnancy if there are ...