New trend in hybrid fitness: pregnant women lifting weights sparks controversy

In September this year, Lea-Ann Ellison, an eight-month pregnant American woman, posted a photo of herself lifting weights during pregnancy on Facebook. In a short period of time, more than 10,000 people left comments under the photo expressing surprise and even criticism. However, the pregnant woman said in an interview that she is a fan of Cross Fit, so for her who has a habit of high-intensity exercise, moderate exercise will not cause harm to her body or fetus.

A pregnant woman in the UK who is about to give birth has sparked heated discussion among netizens online because of a photo of her lifting weights. (Photo/Taken from the British Daily Mail)

"Cross-Fit" was created by an American fitness coach 20 years ago. It was originally used as a method to train the physical fitness of special personnel such as the military and police. In recent years, it has gradually become a fitness method suitable for ordinary people. Many Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt, Channing Turman, Jason Statham, Cameron Diaz, etc. also rely on Cross-Fit to maintain their perfect body.

"Mixed Fitness" is a high-intensity exercise that mainly strengthens the body's muscle endurance and trains explosive power through a variety of sports such as weight training, horizontal bar hanging, box jumping, sit-ups, skipping rope, running, etc. Various sports are performed alternately, which is similar to interval exercise, but the difference is that mixed fitness does not have rest time in between like interval exercise. Instead, it is a continuous series of high-intensity exercises, which is more prone to potential dangers. It is recommended to consult a professional coach before exercising to reduce the occurrence of injuries.

Persistent training helps reduce body fat

According to the British Daily Mail, 43-year-old British TV host Saira Khan is a woman who is keen on the hybrid fitness method. Although she did not have the problem of being overweight, she always felt that there was too much fat in some parts of her body and once wanted to solve it through liposuction. However, after 8 months of practicing the hybrid fitness method, her body showed obvious changes. Although her weight did not drop much, her body fat percentage dropped from 16.7 to 9.4, and her body was stronger and more stylish than before.

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Many women mistakenly believe that weight training can only help build muscle, but in fact it can help sculpt the body and reduce body fat. The popular hybrid fitness method in Europe and the United States combines a variety of cross-exercise methods with weight training content to make the body more shapely.

Diet and exercise to achieve twice the result with half the effort

However, the mixed fitness method must also be paired with diet. If you still eat potato chips, biscuits and soda every day, the effect will certainly not be good. Kahn said that she changed her usual breakfast cereal, milk and fruit to 100 grams of turkey or chicken and half an avocado, and lunch was mainly a sandwich with chicken and vegetables, and dinner was grilled fish, shellfish, broccoli and sweet potato; daily snacks were also changed from sugary drinks and biscuits to unsalted nuts and water.

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