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Exercise After Baby

Finding time to shower can be a major accomplishment when you have a newborn. But exercise speeds your recovery and helps you shed pregnancy pounds. Here’s how to fit it into your baby’s schedule.

by: Tracey Mallett

Planning Post-Natal Workouts

  • Post-natal exercise speeds up the recovery process after childbirth and helps give you the energy you need to keep up with the hectic pace of caring for a newborn.
  • Be patient–once you start exercising it may take a few months, or possibly longer, for you to see the results you want.
  • To fit in exercise at home, create a library of workout videos that are different lengths so you're equipped when some unexpected time arises.
  • Use a day planner to loosely plan your workouts around your baby's schedule.
  • If you start to feel light headed and nauseous, or notice a change in the color of your vaginal discharge, you may be exercising too strenuously.

 

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