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.
Read MoreIt 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”.
Read MoreAfter 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).
Read MoreHard workouts are not a solution for the majority of women, especially those after 30 and those who are looking to stabilise their hormones and reduce different symptoms of hormonal imbalances.
The truth is, that exercising, but doing less and training smarter, while we’re juggling home and work and we don’t sleep enough, will help reduce stress hormones and therefore will result in better health as well as healthy weight.
Here are some other benefits of 5 minute workouts:
· It will help you build a new lasting habit
· It will help you strengthen your core muscles and balance your body
· It will help you improve your posture, help you feel good and confident
· It will help you balance your hormones
· It will help you reduce any pains or aches
Read MoreAs mums we often forget that waking up several times at night increases our cortisol levels leading to a cascade of different issues including fatigue, anxiety and sleep issues. It makes it very challenging to get back to exercising when we struggle just to stay on our feet and keep up with the little one.
When I look in the mirror, as many new mums, I cannot recognise my body. It has changed so much and it isn’t easy to get used to it, no matter what. That is often another reason to push ourselves harder. We want our old body to be back as fast as possible.
For so many years we were told that the only way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. But hold on… the truth is that it actually never works.
Read MoreDo you struggle to stick to your exercise routine and feel guilty or lazy? Don't. It means that your current training plan isn't for you. Most research that inspire all latest training trends is based on man. But the female body doesn’t work the same way. the good news is that when you start training like a woman you wont only stick to your workouts but you will also get the results you want.
Read MoreSince I became a mum there is so much to do every day that it sometimes feels impossible to find time for myself. Juggling home and work takes a lot of time and energy. It feels good to think that I will exercise every day but it isn’t easy to fit a 45 min training session into already overloaded schedule, right?
Let me share with you 4 simple tips that you can implement immediately to start exercising again after having a baby, even if it still feels impossible. As a personal trainer I thought I will be training again in no time after my c-section. I didn’t think that lack of sleep and having no one to help me, will make it impossible to do now what I did before having a baby. It took me 12 months to accept that I have to change things around to make it work for me. I finally have the energy and motivation to move again. So will you.
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