7 Tips To Get Back Into Exercise Once The Baby Is Born

I am filled with joy and admiration for this new generation of young mothers who organize their family, professional and personal lives in s...

I am filled with joy and admiration for this new generation of young mothers who organize their family, professional and personal lives in such a way that they are capable of everything they set out to do. I am particularly encouraged by women who have understood that taking care of themselves is very important and that taking care of their health is a priority for their world to function and continue to function; however, I have also met women, mainly runners -professionals or amateurs-, who as soon as they leave the maternity ward to want to put their tennis shoes back on and run and well, no matter how to fit we are, even if If we were high-performance athletes, having a baby is another story.

So before putting on your shorts, sweatshirt, or sports shoes, consider these recommendations:

1. Your body transformed

As common and every day as the birth of a human being may become, it will never cease to be a miracle. A miracle because a new person comes into this world and because the body of his mother transforms and matures in unimaginable ways. She is a woman before pregnancy; another, being pregnant and a third -the best version of all, when she holds in her arms that little one who is our responsibility and privilege to raise and love. Therefore, our mind must also transform, mature, and understand that priorities have changed, that the body is reorganizing itself, and that no matter how good we feel, we must take time for everything to take its new place.

2. Rest

Have you ever seen a butterfly emerge from its cocoon? No, right? She calmly comes out and perches on a leaf for a few minutes while she seeks to unfold those wings that have emerged, she moves them carefully to get to know them and how they work. Until they are completely ready, then she flies. The same thing happens with a woman giving birth: so she takes her time, she processes everything that has happened and what has been transformed. She sleeps, she rests, she calmly takes the adaptations required by the new member of the family.

Here it is important that you reread: Help! My baby won't fall asleep!

3. Recovering from a C-section is different from a normal delivery

Grandmothers are always right when it comes to caring for a newly delivered woman. Listen to your doctor, follow her instructions, and rest. It's been more than twenty years since I had my first daughter and I remember that, twenty days after her birth, I washed and did all the housework because I felt wonderful. Big mistake! Today my back demands the little care I gave it. You will recover faster from a normal delivery than from a C-section, that is a fact and to achieve this you need time, therefore, do not rush the procedures that nature and human experience have told us are ideal.

4. Start with a routine at home

Most women are discharged from the doctor to exercise three months after the baby is born, but that does not mean that you should immediately rush to training or pick up your routine where you left off months ago.

You can start with a light and simple routine at home, the treadmill or the stationary bike can be very useful to start the return to the gym, to the track, and to the winner's podium. Be patient and start slowly and calmly. Any discomfort or discomfort notify your doctor immediately.

5. Start with short sessions

Your exercise sessions should not last more than thirty minutes and do them on alternate days. Once you have completed a month, you can increase the training time to an hour but without making the session heavier and avoiding exercises that force the abdomen or the sphincters.

6. Sleep, health, and good spirits

Mothers commonly experience tiredness, some physical discomforts mainly when breast milk is introduced, some infection in wounds, swelling, pain in the back or waist, and feelings of sadness or even depression. Many find it too overwhelming at the moment all the work involved in caring for the little one, the adaptation in general of the family and it can even be catastrophic that the clothes that were used cannot even be put on and that the body looks terribly damaged.

Just be patient, exercise will help you with all that, you will lose weight, your muscles will tone up again and they will stop hurting you; you will become even more agile and strong because now there is a precious baby that will motivate you to recover. Everything is going to get better, everything is going to be better than it was before you had your baby.

7. Your life changed

Perhaps this is the most complex question to understand and accept, just keep this idea in mind: your life improved once your baby was born. You will be a great mother, a better wife, a better worker, your body will look beautiful and your house will be happier.

Now, as if all this were not enough, besides you will be a better athlete! Do you know why? Because that little guy will be your number one fan.