This week offered absolutely no break from the Summer heat wave, which has me considering the possibility of working in other types of pregnancy friendly cardio. At this point, I’m still comfortable running (as much as you can expect to be when it’s a million degrees outside), but in the near future I may have to venture outside of my traditional running routine. … Read the rest
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Pregnancy Weight Gain: My Thoughts
I’ve had a lot of fun sharing my second pregnancy journey. I know there are a lot of bloggers that happily share the details of their weight gain throughout pregnancy. I also know that a lot of people are curious about the topic. … Read the rest
Treadmill Benefits
Texas heat has been making the news, and we are spending as much time in water as possible. We started off the week at my dads house, where my kiddo learned how to ride a mini dirt bike before we drove back to San Antonio. … Read the rest
CrossFitting in the Second Trimester
I’m wrapping up my 25th week of pregnancy, which means I’m getting pretty close to third trimester territory. When I first found out I was pregnant, I honestly wasn’t sure how long I would feel comfortable CrossFitting. Especially since I didn’t CrossFit with my first pregnancy. … Read the rest
Birthday Trip & Working Out While Traveling
This was a busy week for the Brambila boys and I. I celebrated my 34th birthday on Friday, and we had plans to stay at a resort for part of the weekend. Normally, I like working out while traveling, even when we’re on vacation. … Read the rest
Trail Running While Pregnant
I am so happy to report that this week was much less eventful (and stressful) than last week! I was even able to get another trail run in the books, which I am more than celebrating! When I was in the middle of morning sickness, I honestly didn’t know if trail running while pregnant was going to be a possibility. … Read the rest
Active Recovery
This was a somewhat difficult week for me. I started off not feeling great Sunday and Monday after my cousins wedding. I was hoping to get up and go for a run Monday morning, but when I was still feeling sick by Sunday night, I knew the best option for me was to sleep in and let my body recover a little more. … Read the rest
20 Week Bump Date
This was a very long week for the baby bump and I. The mileage got a little higher, and we had a very busy weekend. I want to share some of the changes and higlights, so I’m going to share more of a 20 week bump date on today’s blog. … Read the rest
Embracing Body Changes
Another week of modified workouts and prenatal running is in the books. It feels like my body is changing really fast at this point, even if it doesn’t always look like it. I’m feeling a lot more pregnant this month than I was just a few weeks ago, and embracing body changes has been an interesting process so far.… Read the rest
The Belly Only Pregnancy: My Thoughts
The belly only pregnancy has become quite the fad recently, with Instagram and YouTubers sharing “tips and secrets” for how to achieve this interesting goal. There’s a lot of women who probably have questions, like is a belly only pregnancy safel? … Read the rest