The ‘getting your pre-baby body back’ mentality is harmful.
Here’s a smarter postnatal workout approach, according to trainers.
Although theFamily and Medical Actcovers many people, this only guarantees up to 12 weeks ofunpaidleave.
(P.S.the US is the only wealthy country in the world that doesnt guarantee paid maternity leave.)
Snapping back after that amount of literal expansion is simply a myth, saysP.volve trainer Cecily McCullough.
Youre not a rubber band.
fitness trainer at P.volve
You went through one of the most physically and hormonally dramatic changes of your life.
Our bodies have housed a growing human for nine months, and then given birth.
This is all normal and should be celebrated, de la Rue says.
So what does safe postnatal exercise look like?
And dont expect to progress on the exact same timeline as everyone else in your new moms group.
Realize that every body and every pregnancy is different, she adds.
If anything does not feel comfortable, then dont continue, de la Rue says.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Dynamic stretching
McCullough says thatdynamic stretchingis a great place to begin exercising again.
fitness trainer at P.volve
Its a gentler way of moving and stretching without overexerting, she says.
Both can be started during pregnancy and then carried on postnatal.
If you do this exercise correctly it can feel the equivalent to sit ups.
She addes that Kegel exercises are extremely important if you have had a vaginal birth.
Both of these exercises can be done standing or seated.
Not to mention lifting things like a stroller or car seat.
Standing and quadruped ab exercises
It is vital to give your abdominal wall time to heal properly.
Standing abdominals ease your muscles back into a rhythm of using your abs while moving, she says.
The mental approach
This is one of the most special times in your life.
Those early months you will never get back.
You are a warrior!
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