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5 Exercises You Can Do (At Home!) With Your Baby
Who needs a gym when I carry around a 15 lb weight all day?
Now that Cullen is almost three months old, I’m starting to jump full force into my postpartum workouts. Of course, finding the time and energy for those is the biggest challenge. He’s not quite old enough to go to the daycare at my gym, and even when he is I’m not sure how I feel about leaving him there just yet. In the meantime, I’m trying to do as much as I can from home!
I make sure to get a good walk in on most days, and I’m starting to get into a consistent schedule with my treadmill running. But beyond cardio, I really want to make sure I’m doing enough strength training to help me build muscle and regain some of the tone I’ve lost. I realized recently that I don’t need fancy weights or expensive equipment, since I have a built in 15-pound weight that I lug around all day long.
Now that Cullen is a bit sturdier and his head doesn’t need quite as much support from me, I’ve found that I can easily incorporate him into my workouts. He loves the playtime and activity, and it really gets my muscles going. As he continues to get bigger and heavier, I’ll just get stronger and stronger! Here are five things I’m doing at home to get back into shape …
Before starting any exercise program, talk to your doctor and make sure you are healed and ready for exercise. Only do what feels comfortable for your body and your baby!
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12 Comments
Noelle commented on Jan 18 12 at 3:39 pmThis is great! Thanks for the pics and article! Will do these today! ASAP! I can’t seem to get anything in since she started cluster feeding but this might be a distraction. :D
Colleen commented on Jan 18 12 at 4:37 pmLove it! It also looks like you have a ‘spotter.’ So cute.
Kelly commented on Jan 18 12 at 5:10 pmLove this! I already did a few of them, not even realizing it was a work out :)
mollie commented on Jan 18 12 at 6:48 pmlove how your dog made an appearance in all of the pics ;)
Jenni commented on Jan 18 12 at 9:16 pmBabies that you carry around are perfect for GPP workouts! Thank you for sharing.
http://jennibrenni.blogspot.com/
madelinepetersen commented on Jan 19 12 at 12:31 amSo smart! Great post.
Medina Mahfuz commented on Jan 19 12 at 8:53 amI want to see the shot with the spit up coming down in your face. Hee Hee.
De commented on Jan 19 12 at 1:48 pmThis is so cute!!
Kristyn commented on Jan 26 12 at 12:00 amLove it! Though I’m with the previous commenter on the spit up. This is exactly the sort of scenario that ends with drool landing in my eye. ;D
Samira commented on Jan 26 12 at 12:15 pmYeah used to do these with my brothers… spit up, drool, vomit… that’s why I don’t do it with my daughter lol but good idea to incorporate you baby into your work outs so you combine play with work out tire em out they nap and you cool down and relax just wear protection? lol
Courtney commented on Feb 17 12 at 6:04 pmBookmarking this for when I have my 4th baby in about 5 months!!
G. Marta G. commented on Mar 31 12 at 7:12 amthe best strength exercises you can do, are exercises done slowly.. witch make these exercises the best thing for your body after giving birth…just remember to wait till your baby is strong enough to hold up its head.. ;)
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