»Exercising during pregnancy
To share a personal anecdote from the perspective of a no-longer-pregnant person, I recently clicked on an online workout to find myself feeling somewhat apprehensive at the sight of a pregnant instructor teaching a full-body strength session.
My initial thoughts were ‘would she be able to lift heavyweights and carry out all the moves herself effectively’ and ‘would I get a good enough workout from her’? Given everything I know from personal experience, I had to deride myself for this preconceived notion.
Of course she would, and of course I would. The fact is a pregnant person is more than able to effectively teach a class, just as much as she is able to take on exercise herself. I exercised during both ofinitial thought was to see her as somehow ‘less able’.