Michelle420
Diamond Member
Most Americans are being told they are not exercising enough. Lea-Ann Ellison is being told she has taken her exercise routine too far.
The 35-year-old Ms. Ellison found herself on the receiving end of a firestorm of criticism after pictures of her doing a heavy weight-lifting routine two weeks before her due date appeared on Facebook. The photos quickly went viral, showing Ms. Ellison, a stay-at-home mother from California, doing kettlebell swings, pull-ups and Olympic-style barbell lifts like squats and overhead presses.
Ms. Ellison is a follower of CrossFit, the popular strength and conditioning program that uses grueling, high-intensity workouts. The caption on one of her photos reads in part:
8 months pregnant with baby number 3 and CrossFit has been my sanity. I have been CrossFitting for 2-and-a-half years and strongly believe that pregnancy is not an illness, but a time to relish in your bodys capabilities.
But there was also a barrage of criticism, with many people calling Ms. Ellison irresponsible and the photos shocking. One woman asked Ms. Ellison why she would risk hurting your baby just to stay in shape.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/pregnant-weight-lifter-stirs-debate/?ref=health&_r=3
Well do you think she is hurting her baby?