Walk yourself to pregnancy fitness with our weekly step-by-step workout
Now you're we'll into your pregnancy fitness regime it's time to start adding intervals into your weekly walking workout. This will increase intensity to really kick-start your metabolism and prevent any fitness plateaus. You'll need to find a new, hilly route, or walk on a gradient on a treadmill.
Session 1
Three minutes building up to a moderate speed, followed be seven minutes uphill walking - make sure you gently swing your arms and take slightly wider strides. Repeat.
Session 2
Five minutes walking on the flat at a moderate pace, then two minutes of brisk up-hill walking. Do this a total of three times.
Session 3
Start with seven minutes of moderate-paced walking, walk uphill for five minutes, then walk quickly for five minutes. Repeat.