#postcsection

[mamashaysaid]

Okay. This feels a little better than a couple weeks ago.

[aoresterdesigner]

It's my Monday, and I'll be casual if I want to. #newmommy #postcsection #ootd #bluehues #sparkle #casual #isit5oclockyet

[sassyfitblog]

Plank. Kiss Baby. Rinse and Repeat. 😀

I’m back to full body planking!!💃🏾 I stopped doing them last summer when I was 5 months pregnant based on advice from not 1, but 4 different Prenatal, Postnatal trainers & Physical therapists that I took classes with. They told me to modify the plank exercise by dropping to my knees or do it standing against a wall. Why? To Help minimize diastasis recti. That’s where your abs separate to the point that it sticks out and causes a pooch. Many pregnant women get it because your abs have to separate to make space for the baby to grow. But doing certain exercises like front planks, crunches, sit-ups, push-ups and press-ups can make abdominal separation worse and could even require surgery to repair it🙈 Postnatal trainers also advise avoiding the same exercises after having the baby until your separation closes. So now that I’m in the clear, I’m kicking off February by doing my 30 Day Plank Challenge for beginners🤗Gotta start from the bottom to build my core strength to where it used to be pre-baby.

If you wanna join me check my instastories and blog for me info. Bonus- getting to include my baby 👶🏾girl 😍 We both got the 💖pink memo.

[aoresterdesigner]

It's my Friday... woo! #newmommy #postcsection #ootd #colorful #mixedprints #redhead

[sassyfitblog]

‘Summer Bodies and Personal Bests are earned in the winter.'👊🏾 5.5 mile run 🏃🏾‍♀️done earlier this morning👍🏾. I was scheduled to run with my run club today but Mommy 👶🏾 duties called and that always comes first👆🏾 I Thought about postponing my run til the afternoon but I was already dressed and felt like once I took off all those layers, I wasn’t gonna put them back on😆 So I headed out to a nearby park to tackle the cold and snow. If you watch my Instastories you’ll see that I ran in a winter wonderland❄️😍 There is something so magical about it. Winter training ain’t easy but when summer rolls around I know it’ll be worth it so I keep at it. And having beautiful snow covered run views doesn’t suck🙂 This training run completes my 5th workout for the week🤗 Time to kick back and chillax. Happy Saturday!😀

[sassyfitblog]

Recovery time is over. Time to Rebuild 💪🏾

Pregnancy weakens a lot of muscles so I’m working hard on rebuilding them. Decided to take a few sessions with Pre and Postnatal trainer to help me. We assessed my current fitness level, strength, goals and weaknesses including checking my abs for diastasis recti. I think it’s something important for postpartum Moms to do especially since there’s barely any information out there on returning to fitness especially after having a c-section. The ‘wait until 6 weeks postpartum to exercise’ is so basic! Gotta make sure you’re not doing too much too soon which can cause major damage and setbacks. Happy to report that I am doing great👍🏾 So Now the real work can begin.

*Shown doing barbell hip thrust. Great for glutes and hamstrings which will help improve my strength, speed and power💪🏾 Have a Happy Monday!

#mondaymotivation

[sassyfitblog]

“Be strong 💪🏾 You never know who you’re inspiring.” About earlier today: 1hr post partum personal training session (check out some of it on my instastories) followed by my weekly 60 minute run with @nikerunning club. We decided to tackle the wretched Queensboro bridge bright and early this morning😒 If you’ve ran the NYC marathon, it’s around mile 16. The temps were freezing!!! I’m talking real feel temps of like 12 degrees😩 I didn’t realize it would be this cold until we were about to head out but luckily I brought extra layers. I was stuck with the same gloves from last week Thanks to slow shipping from @Saucony😒 however I purchased hand warmers and my fingers were golden!🤗 Anyway back to the run, it was hard. That bridge can break a person on a good weather day so you can imagine what it can do when it’s freaking freezing. It’s deceptively long with a gradual incline that seems never ending. Going over it was a major challenge for me because I haven’t really done any kind of hill training. But I made it. Ran a little bit through Long Island city and then had to tackle the bridge once again. It felt 10x harder😫 I took a couple short walking breaks but each time I started to run again, a faster pace group would run by and offer support. As I watched them running in front of me, I told my legs to shut up and keep running. And I did. All the way to the bottom of the bridge before meeting up with one of the pacers to regroup. A running friend tapped me from behind, gave me a hug and told me thank you. Huh? 😳For what? She said she wanted to walk so badly but having me run in front of her motivated her to keep going. I couldn’t believe it! Especially since I was running so slow 🐢 Just goes to show why you should remain strong because you never know who you’re inspiring 😀

[sassyfitblog]

Note to #Myfutureself: Going back to the basics strengthens your foundation.👊🏾

So back in the day in high school when I first started working out, I used to do a lot of basic mat exercises at home thanks to VHS workouts from ‘The Firm’ , 'Denise Austin’ and 'Gilad’(remember him??😬). As time went by and I got into running, triathlons, strength training & HIIT, I began neglecting these basics. I felt like if something didn’t make me sweat 💦 it wasn’t working. But When I started doing them again 7 months into my pregnancy and a few weeks after giving birth, I realized that I was so wrong. Those basic exercises work! They’ve been essential to strengthening my body and helping me return to fitness postpartum by targeting my hips, glutes, legs and core.

So tonight it’s 3 sets of 20 outer & inner leg raises, point & flex toes and tiny leg circles for the win!😀👍🏾

Tomorrow I get to run 🏃🏾‍♀️

#backtobasics #fitnessfriday