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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Taking care of a newborn and then a growing baby is a physical and emotional challenge itself. Trying to do it while suffering from back pain makes everything way harder, both physically and mentally.
But it doesn’t have to be like that.
By moving mindfully, taking time to do self massage or see a therapist and exercising daily you will be pain free. You don’t need much time or energy to do that. The four exercises I share with you in this article will help you get rid of back pain and keep it off.
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Freya, like most 18 month year olds, has so much energy. I am at home with her until she is 2 years old, trying to keep her both safe and entertained. This task requires a lot of imagination and energy. I bet it is even harder for any working mum. Finding energy after a long day in the office is quite the challenge. So if you’re fed up of being tired and want to have the energy to have fun and be playful with your little one here is what will help.
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Despite nursing being a wonderful time, it was also quite a painful time sometimes. And I don’t mean “bleeding nipple” pain (I still remember the first week of breastfeeding as well as nursing after being bitten… that wasn’t fun at all 😊) but neck pain. It bothered me the most at the very beginning, in the first 12 weeks postpartum, before I started exercising again. Afterwards it happened less and less and honestly I don’t remember anymore when was the last time.
Being a new mum is massively challenging to our body and it needs more care than before (who has time for it you ask? I totally understand however avoiding pain is priceless, especially now). In the end, being a mum is a hard physical work, without sick days or holidays. We have to stay fit and healthy to be able to take care of the little one.
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As 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.
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Since 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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There are three simple steps that were easy to implement for me and helped me shift more baby weight without that much effort. I don’t want you to be perfect, but I want you to become a pro in getting back to these three healthy habits. You will feel amazing, look younger, have more energy, strength and patience and you will lose weight (I’ve lost 7kg in three months).
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