Adelaide fitness entrepreneur Kayla Itsines gives update on her second pregnancy

Adelaide fitness entrepreneur Kayla Itsines has given an update on her second pregnancy, admitting she too struggles to stay motivated to workout.

Fitness entrepreneur Kayla Itsines has shared an update on her second pregnancy – revealing the modifications that she makes to ensure she safely keeps active.

“During my first pregnancy I had morning sickness and nausea until about 26 weeks,” Itsines told Body+Soul magazine.

“In my second pregnancy, thankfully the nauseous feelings stopped at about week nine so I’ve been able to be more active this time round.

“My routine hasn’t changed too much, but I have stopped jumping exercises, ab training, sprint training and skipping. As I’m feeling pretty good at the moment, I’m still training when I can. I’m enjoying weight training with high reps.

“I’m also loving my walks, I try to get my steps up as much as I can each day. I’m just taking each day as it comes, listening to my body and resting when I need to rest.”

Kayla Itsines announced on Instagram her engagement to boyfriend Jae Woodroffe. Picture: Instagram

Itsines and Woodroffe share they are expecting her second child. Picture Instagram

Newly engaged to fiance Jae Woodroffe, Itsines continues to run her successful personal-training fitness app Sweat but admits even she struggles to stay motivated to workout – saying she’s “definitely” suffered from bouts of low motivation, especially during the pandemic.

“Like many women, my workout motivation ebbed and flowed over the past two years,” Itsines told Body+Soul.

“But it’s also important to remember that working out is my job, and it was very important to me to continue providing women with workout content on my social channels during the pandemic.That really helped me continue to be active, even when my motivation was lacking.”

A pregnant Kayla Itsines at the gym. Picture: Instagram

Mum to three-year-old Arna, Itsines said she knows what it’s like to not be able to work out – and the knock to confidence meeting your own physical limitations can bring.

“I’ve had numerous times in my life where I couldn’t exercise, for different reasons, particularly post-pregnancy after having a caesarean (section with daughter Arna).

“Working out was my life, it was my job, and I felt like I’d lost a part of me when I wasn’t able to do it.”

Not only did it affect Itsines’ identity, but also her emotional state, as she explains, “not being able to workout taught me how much it impacts my moods, as well.

“I find I have so much more mental clarity when I’m able to exercise. I think you start to really value the importance of exercise when you can’t do it.”

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