A mum-to-be has hit back at critics who called her “selfish” and “self absorbed” for continuing to lift weights throughout her pregnancy.
CrossFit trainer Revie Jane Schulz, 24, from the Gold Coast, uploaded a clip of her doing back squats while holding a 40kg barbell at six months pregnant.
However she was immediately met with negative comments on social media, with one person writing, “I thought pregnant women weren’t suppose to do heavy lifting like that (sic)?” while another asked, “Is that safe?”
However, she took to Facebook to share he views.
“In a time where all you need as a mum-to-be is love and support, it has blown my mind that I have had to defend myself now, more than ever,” she wrote
“Exercise does NOT hurt my baby, or me, but brazen, mean, uneducated comments do.”
She said the responses her posts about exercise during pregnancy have received would be enough to silence many.
“When I first fell pregnant I saw so many fitness influencers stop posting their exercises during their pregnancies and I was curious to know why,” she wrote.
“Now, I know and I don’t blame them. Because every single time I share a bit of my workout, I have to be ready for judgment and hurtful comments.
“I have to monitor the comments of my posts so that reading them hurts nobody. Because it’s exhausting to have to constantly educate people. It is so offensive that people question my integrity, my intentions, with my baby.”
Schulz consulted with her doctor before embarking on workouts during pregnancy to ensure she took any precautions necessary to protect the safety of her baby and herself.
“I have chosen to continue posting my fitness regime through pregnancy despite the negativity because it’s what I believe to be best for my baby and myself,” she wrote.
“I’m not going to hide away from bullies. I never have and I never will.”
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