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I have a confession to make.

I hardly ever exercise.

I do stay active by going out and about (read: walk) a lot. Everyday.

But I don’t go to the gym, I don’t jog, swim, do stretches, nor play any other sports regularly. I don’t quite like running / jogging too (I somehow haven’t found the ‘fun’ in those two last ones)

[I’m the total OPPOSITE to my hubby. He can’t stand a week without playing tennis. He says his body and muscles feel uncomfortable if he doesn’t exercise every few days or so. Good on him!]

But hey, I DO ‘like’ sports. Believe it or not, I used to play basketball and volleyball for my school team (ie. when I was in my teens!).

I can also rollerblade, ice-skate, play badminton and table tennis (I don’t MASTER the sports but at least I can do them, hehe).

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Since I started working fulltime and all, I always came up with excuses for NOT exercising though.

And usually, it’s about NOT having ‘the time’ to exercise. Or, feeling ‘too tired’ to exercise, when I did have the time.

And, when I became a Mom, the excuse of NOT having any time to exercise became even more ‘legitimate’. I then tell myself that ‘walking a lot everyday’ / ‘looking after the kids’ IS a form of exercise, and it’s sufficient, hehe. Excuses. Excuses.

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Anyway. A few days ago, I finally managed to get in the pool when the kids had their swimming lesson though!

*YAY* SO happy!

[I actually swam and did a few laps, and I felt SO good afterwards!]

You see, I know I really, REALLY should be exercising, especially now that I’m 6 months pregnant. Swimming, especially, will do me good! But, I’ve just been too ‘lazy’ to push myself and actually DO it! So bad, huh.

But hey, I’m glad I did it once this week! And I hope I’ll manage to go for a swim again next week. And the week after. And the week after that. All the way till the baby decides to say HELLO to the world.

Hmm. We shall see =)

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Just wondering, do YOU (or don’t you) exercise regularly?

And if you do, WHEN do you normally exercise?

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Here are some useful links on Pregnancy and Exercises. Happy reading!

– Great Pregnancy Exercise : Swimming, by Babycenter

– Seven Great Benefits of Pregnancy Exercise, by Babycenter

– The Best Kinds of Exercise for Pregnancy, by Babycenter

– Exercising during Pregnancy, by Kidshealth