Postpartum Fitness Journey
Five months ago Baby Max was born. Getting back into a fitness routine was a journey to say the least! For reference, I am 39 years old and gained 38 lbs in pregnancy. Had a natural birth with no medication or epidural at a birth center and went home the night I had Max. Did not even take ibuprofen.
Month 1: Mostly recovered the first two weeks. Minimal anything and walking was tough. Slowly I worked my way up to the end of the street.
Month 2: At week 5 I started a walking regimen. By the end of this month, I was at 5,000 steps. Was not ready for strength training and small amounts of stretching happened multiple times a week.
Month 3: I began focusing on 10,000 steps for 30 days. I missed one day during this period. Felt great to achieve this!! Began swimming leisurely on our travels.
Month 4: Started holding planks at night. Worked my way up from 5 seconds to 1 minute and 10 seconds. Also, began doing headstands again in yoga to work on my abs and core.
Month 5: Started a true workout regimen with 3 trainings a week of High Intensity Workouts using the Sweat app. Love this program and will keep it up for the next 12 weeks.
I had to be patient with myself through this process and listen to my body along the way. Not everyone’s journey will look the same and I’m sharing mine in hopes that it will help!
Would love to hear your experiences postpartum!!! Please share what has been working for you!!
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