Pregnant women can keep working out, says trainer
VOGUE WILLIAMS and Aoibhín Garrihy are bumping along nicely with their respective pregnancies.
And the mums-to-be have been documenting their journeys on Instagram for their followers.
However, they both recently faced criticism from some commenters for strenuous exercising while pregnant.
Speaking to the Irish Mail on Sunday, leading celebrity personal trainer Siobhan Byrne has said that the backlash against Vogue and Aiobhín was unwarranted. ‘Those girls are used to training and have always worked out,’ she said.
Siobhan, herself a mother of two babies, said that being active while pregnant is ‘very important’. ‘Being comfortable and feeling comfortable is key to working out while expecting. If something doesn’t feel right then stop,’ she added.
‘If you are a runner then continue to run. If strength training is your thing then keep it up (under doctors’ advice, of course). It’s not the time to start something new.’
Siobhan trained TV host Kathryn Thomas while Kathryn was pregnant.
Keen climber Aoibhín faced a backlash after she posted a snap while seven months pregnant having climbed Carrauntoohil in Kerry, alongside her husband John Burke.
And Vogue was also criticised after she shared her workout routine through videos and pictures on her social media feed.
But Vogue retorted that she would listen to her doctor’s advice.
Actress Aoibhín, an experienced climber who reached Everest base camp three years ago, also defended herself.
‘I had taken all the necessary precautions and John is very safety savvy,’ she said afterwards. ‘So to be described as irresponsible was something that I probably took a little to heart so I wanted to say, “Look, I know my own body” – I knew what my limitations were.
‘I had been up and down that mountain so many times.’