The Third Trimester
Congratulations, you’re now entering the home straight. If running still feels great, there’s no reason to stop completely. But, as Emma Brockwell cautions, if you are experiencing heaviness or dragging in the vaginal area, leaking urine or inability to control bowel movements, pelvic or back pain which gets worse after a run, or just general discomfort, now is the time to switch to lower impact workouts.
Make sure you still try to carve out that training time you had for yourself before you got pregnant – whether you now use it to strength train, do pilates or yoga, or even just nap. As the baby takes up more room in your body, you can sometimes start to feel more breathless than usual. The key rule is to listen to your body and adapt as needed.