Cycling into motherhood

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Well, life has seen some changes in the last year or so!

I always knew I wanted to start a family, but as someone who prioritises daily activity, I was worried about how I might continue to maintain my endorphin hungry lifestyle – both during pregnancy, and in my new life afterwards.

The good news is, I’m now mother to an absolutely amazing almost 1-year-old, and I’m still me – daily exercise quota intact.

However, I did need to keep a check on my training volume whilst the little one grew inside me – and following her arrival, my daily fitness dose has been much more “what’s possible” as opposed to “what’s optimal”. And that’s fine.

I’d love to write more, and one day (when I have longer than 25% of nap time), I will. Until then, there’s:

Cycling and pregnancy: expert advice on staying active whilst growing a little person plus video version

21 things I learnt from becoming a cycling mum

Published by michellearthursbrennan

I'm an NCTJ Journalist and work at Cycling Weekly. Previous to this, I was the Editor at Total Women's Cycling. I've also dabbled in marketing and copywriting - having been Marketing Coordinator and Social Media/Content Editor at Evans Cycles. My first job was working on a local newspaper.  I've written for a variety of titles on a freelance basis, too. I got into cycling when I entered my first triathlon in 2010. I now race crits, road races, time trials, and do a lot of track training for not very much track racing.

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