Malia Obama Kicks Off Her Week with a CrossFit Workout Class: Photo #4969714. Malia Obama is kicking off her week in a great way! The 25-year-old former First Daughter was seen heading into a CrossFit workout class on Tuesday morning (September…
Malia Obama Kicks Off Her Week with a CrossFit Workout Class: Photo #4969717. Malia Obama is kicking off her week in a great way! The 25-year-old former First Daughter was seen heading into a CrossFit workout class on Tuesday morning (September…
[ female announcer ] k-y yours & mine. his excites. hers delights. together feel them ignite. keep life sexy. not all that long ago, pregnant women were told to stay in bed, get some rest. now some women are bellying up to the bar, literally. they re lifting weights and doing an intense workout called crossfit. many are wondering, is that safe? linsey davis with the story. reporter: these are the pictures that s got everyone talking. a pregnant woman in her ninth month doing strenuous lifting, push-ups while standing on her head. all part of her grueling crossfit workout. she started doing crossfit two years ago. when she became pregnant with her second child, she saw no reason to quit. being pregnant is not being sick. reporter: the only real
change she made was dropping the amount of weight she was lifting from 65 pounds to 50 pounds and maintaining that throughout the pregnancy. she says she worked closely with a trainer. when she showed her doctor pictures of the workout, she was assured it was safe to continue. for women at this level of physical fitness before pregnancy, they can listen to their bodies and safely continue to work out at that level throughout their entire pregnancy under the supervision of their health provider. reporter: she suffered terrible morning sickness during her first pregnancy but says she felt wonderful during this one and she continued her crossfit routine until four days before she delivered. with this one, i didn t feel like i was pregnant. it was so normal. i mean, i did everything i always do. reporter: another benefit of her crossfit workout? during her first pregnancy, she gained 30 pounds. average for a one baby pregnancy. but this time, only 16. i d like to say, pregnancy