Fitness Excuse #12: “I’m trying to get pregnant, and I worry that exercise could hurt my chances.”
By Nancy Ripton
From the print edition, April 2012
Exercise is a fertility booster. “Pretty much any movement is game if you’re trying to conceive,” says Tracey Mallett, creator of the Booty Barre and a pre/postnatal fitness specialist. If you’re not in great shape, it might not be the best time to start training for a marathon, but it’s definitely no excuse to avoid the gym.
More fitness excuses, busted:
#1: “I don’t have time.”
#2: “It’s too expensive.”
#3: “I don’t know where to start.”
#4: “I don’t like exercise.”
#5: “I’m too tired.”
#6: “I’m not athletic.”
#7: ”I’m too athletic.”
#8: ”I’m not comfortable working out in public.”
#9: “I don’t need to do formalized exercise.”
#10: ”I pee every time I work out.”
#11: “I don’t like getting sweaty.”
#12: “I’m trying to get pregnant, and I worry that exercise could hurt my chances.”
#13: ”I’m pregnant.”
#14: ”I just had a baby.”
#15: ”I don’t like working out when I’m breastfeeding.”
#16: ”My baby gets separation anxiety.”
#17: ”I don’t know what to do with my kids when I work out.”
#18: ”I’m getting over an illness or injury.”
#19: ”I’ve hit a plateau and I’m getting discouraged.”
#20: ”I’m bored.”
