If you enjoy swimming I am excited to share these 5 swimming workouts with you! These workouts range from beginner to intermediate. Swimming is my go to exercise when I am pregnant. It is easy on my joints, eases the pain of my varicose veins, and feeling light and buoyant is just really awesome. I do enjoy swimming when I am not pregnant as well I just don't swim as often. Photo credit: Steve Donaldson Photography Currently I am 27 weeks pregnant and I am swimming 3 times a week. The water just feels so great and I really don't want to do any other type of workout at this point. I am super fortunate that my parents had my brother and I in swim lessons from elementary school and we both completed all the available levels. In high school we both become lifeguards and taught swim lessons at the same pool we learned to swim at. I will always be grateful for having the knowledge to swim because it is a great low impact exercise. I also am super thankful for lifeguarding, teaching … [Read more...]