If you aren’t happy with the weight you’ve gained during your pregnancy, don’t worry. Losing the weight is easy if you know what you should do. You may think that you don’t have time to work out because your baby is at a stage where it needs its mother as often as possible. However, your baby likely naps often. If you get into the habit of doing your exercise whenever your baby takes a nap (if you don’t need a nap yourself), you will see results in no time! Here are a few things that you can do during naptime that will help you feel better and look better.
The Reverse Curl: Women who have just had babies need to work to strengthen their ab muscles and reverse curls are a great way to do this. For this particular exercise you need to lie down with your knees bent and look at the ceiling. With your feet just above your hips and your arms extended on the floor down your torso, and your head on the floor with your neck relaxed, inhale and exhale as you draw your abs in and lift your hips off the floor and towards your ribs. Lower yourself back to your starting position and then start over. Try to work up to 20 reps if you can handle it. If you can’t do all 20 right away, work up to it. Then try working up to 50.
This exercise is fantastic for making your abs stronger and getting rid of the hanging gut, not to mention helping your posture and your level of confidence. Arm Flutters: This is a great post-natal exercise that can be completed right next to your baby’s crib. Simply lie down flat on your back while your legs are straight in the air. Now just slightly raise your torso while lifting your arms and keeping them straight. Slowly lower back down and completely for 20-50 times. This is great for burning lots of calories and making your core strong. Doing this exercise three times each week will make the pounds drop off like magic!
Air Bike: In this exercise you lay down on the floor on your back and raise one knee so that it meets the opposing elbow (left knee to right elbow) and then lowering back down and doing the same thing with the other limbs (right knee to left elbow). Keep doing this. This is a calorie burner and it will strengthen your abs, which is really important for all post-natal women.
And you’re done! These are a few of the best ways to lose weight so that you can get back to your pre-baby size. If you use these tips it shouldn’t take you a lot of time to fit back into your old clothing.
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