Katja Harjanne is eight months pregnant. She's also a fan of weight lifting.
The 39-year-old, who is 38 weeks into her first pregnancy, is still lifting 100Kg (220Ib) weights at CrossFit sessions and believes the practice has helped her stay healthy throughout her pregnancy.
Company pregnancy health and safety regulations at Katja's job as a conference and events sales manager mean that she can’t even lift a water receptacle in the workplace.
But in the gym she thinks nothing of hoisting the equivalent of a kitchen fridge.
Katja, from Brighton, had been practicing CrossFit for three years before falling pregnant and after finding out she was expecting, she began researching the effects of exercise.
She said: “When I first fell pregnant I researched online and found a lot of positives about exercise and pregnancy.
“I spoke to the midwife in my initial visit and she told me to listen to my body. She said that strength training is fine and to keep it up.
“I trust my own judgement.”
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