\r\n<\/p>\r\n1) Brief bio about yourself. Your name, what you do etc.<\/b>\r\n

\r\nMy name is Tea Thome and I am a lifestyle and business coach focused on\r\nempowering women. Five years ago, I took the leap, quit my secure job and\r\nwent on to pursue my passion for fitness and coaching. I absolutely adore the\r\nwork that I do and could not see a better way to spend my time and energy\r\nthan by making women feel beautiful, inside and out. I am married to the most\r\namazing and supportive man and have two fur balls that own my heart.\r\n<\/p>\r\n2) How and when did you get into fitness? And what is your favorite type of exercise?<\/b>\r\n

\r\n12 years ago, after battling with my own weight for most of my adolescence, I\r\ngot myself a gym membership and took the first step to bettering my life. The\r\nfeeling that I gained from training was unlike anything I had experience in the\r\npast and I knew I had to pursue it further. After having my own transformation,\r\nI decided to get a job at a local gym and dedicate my spare time to helping\r\nother women feel the same. Although I was in school for Psychology, fitness\r\nwas always on the side lines and brought something special out for me. I went\r\non to compete in fitness shows for many years, gain numerous sponsorships\r\nand publications, grow my coaching business and brand and channel my life\r\naround living a healthy lifestyle.\r\n<\/p>\r\n3) What is your favorite type of exercise? And in what ways did\/has being physically active helped you through your pregnancy?<\/b>\r\n

\r\nAnything glute related! I absolutely love training glutes and bonus, it\u2019s been\r\nsuch a great addition to my pregnancy program keeping my back in great\r\nhealth and pain free! Deadlifts and hip thrusts are my fave!\r\n<\/p>\r\n4) How has pregnancy change\/affect your fitness regime in each trimester (if it\r\ndid)<\/b>\r\n

\r\nIn the first trimester, I was more tired than anything so training was all about\r\nsurvival. I made sure to keep moving when I could but also listen to my body\r\nand take breaks as I needed. The second trimester was great for me, full of\r\nenergy and ability to keep most of my training the same. I did lower the\r\nweights and intensity overall and focus loads of energy on a strong core and\r\nglutes. The third trimester proved to be a bit more difficult to work with the\r\never-evolving belly but my energy has (luckily) remained so training persists.\r\nHowever, it\u2019s only 3 times a week of weights instead of 6 and 3 days of\r\nmoderate cardio.\r\n<\/p>\r\n5) In what ways did\/has being physically active helped you through your\r\npregnancy?<\/b>\r\n

\r\nI think being active has played a HUGE role in my pregnancy. It has helped with\r\nmaintaining a positive mind set, given me the ability to keep going through\r\ntough days, kept me mentally sane and helped alleviate most pains that come\r\nwith pregnancy. Overall, I believe maintaining a fit lifestyle is the biggest reason\r\nI have had such a positive experience during my pregnancy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n6) What fitness advice would you give to someone who is pregnant or planning to\r\nget pregnant?<\/b>\r\n

\r\nI would say keep being you! Do the things that make you feel good and help\r\nyou keep a piece of your identity and happiness. Fitness during pregnancy is not\r\nonly amazing for the mama but also the baby. It may be tough to get moving\r\non the slow days but you will always feel better, mentally and physically, that\r\nyou did something active for you and baby. Do what feels good and feels right,\r\neven the smallest effort matters. Keep moving, eat to nourish your baby and\r\nyour body and keep a positive attitude towards this amazing new life transition.\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to this weeks edition of The Bethel Fit Mum Woman Crush Wednesday Series. In this series, I am celebrating #fitmums who are motivating and inspiring many with their dedication to and love of fitness. Today\u2019s special guest Tea Thome, female entrepreneur extraordinaire and mum, shares her journey through her pregnancy, and the valuable lessons … Read More about Bethel Fit Mum Woman Crush Wednesday Series \u2013Tea T<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":3189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3,17,11,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3175"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3209,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3175\/revisions\/3209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}