If you’re desperate to lose your baby weight and raised in the “diet era” of 80s and 90s, you may have considered some “old school”, unhealthy and destructive solutions to lose your baby weight. Long term these methods do not work and often lead to injuries and health problems, including fatigue and hormonal imbalances. The risk is not worth it. In this post I list some unhealthy approaches you should never try to lose your baby weight and what to do instead.
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Exercising is super important for our energy and health when it is be adjusted to your current lifestyle, recovery and energy.
To get great benefits from exercising you don’t have to run for miles, plank for hours or do thousands of squats. No particular workout is better than the other. We need all different types of movement and routines. You don’t have to stick to the one you like the least just because some experts say it is the best one.
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I have something really cool for you today. I have prepared a 7-day full body workout for you to help you start exercising after having a baby. Our workouts don’t have to be long nor extremely challenging. They can be short and sweet. I know very well how difficult it is to find any time for yourself when there is so much to do every day. But having few moments just for you is self-care. When you feel good, everything is easier and better.
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Before having a baby I trained a lot. As a fitness trainer I taught a few classes a week. I was into hiking, cycling up mountains, bouldering, snowboarding and training even more at home. Today it feels like a lot but before, it was quite normal to me. I loved it. I didn’t have many issues with motivation. As long as I had a good night’s sleep it was great.
Today it is way different. Not only because it is three years later and I simply got older, but mainly because I don’t get enough sleep.
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It isn’t always easy to find time to exercise. From the moment I wake up I am on “mummy” duty. During breakfast I think about lunch. During lunch I plan dinner. I make sure Freya sleeps enough, eats enough, drinks enough, reads enough, has time to do puzzles, go outside at least twice a day, shopping, washing, cleaning…
Yet exercising makes me feel good in my body. Helps me perform all these tasks safely and keeps me pain free. As soon as I stop, I notice discomfort in different parts of my body, in my back, glutes, neck and shoulders. It also helps me have more energy to stay patient and laugh when days get hard.
Therefore, I prepared this 30 day exercise challenge for tired mums. We exercise only 5-min a day (in sync with our menstrual cycle). Read more to check all benefits and “rules”.
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After my pregnancy I was so impatient to get back to exercising. I was fed up with my mummy tummy and the lowest fitness level I had ever had. I didn’t feel good in my body. All I wanted to do was feel “normal” again. When I started training again I went all in. I went too hard. I overdid it, got fatigued and needed to take another break to recover. In this post I am sharing my story with you and explaining what is the better way to get back to exercising after having a baby (at the age of 40).
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Rest, nutrition, walking and gentle moves are all part of your self-care routine. You don’t need anything sophisticated to start feeling better and have more energy.
A child’s physical and mental wellbeing depends on the mother’s health.
Investing time in ourselves and taking care of ourselves is investing in our family and healthy happy life. There is no better motivation than that.
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