10 Exercises You Can Do at Home
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min read
Every woman knows that trying to lose that postnatal baby weight is not easy. I wish someone told me what to expect. If you just had a baby it is going to take sometime to get back into the swing of things and gain the strength you need to start exercising. Once you get the O.K. from your doctor to start working out; find a time that works best for you and your baby. Scheduling a time for exercising is just not that important when so much other things are on your plate to do. Don't forget it is your health so it is just as important. Exercising needs to be routined and done DAILY! If you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle light to moderate activities daily will do just the trick. A nutritionist once told me as long as you eat everyday exercise should also be part of your daily routine. It is not easy at first and most people quit within the first few days of starting. Find a partner that will help to motivate you as well as motivating yourself to get up and do your daily exercise. I created a routine that is not hard to do and you can start as light as 1 set and work your way up. Remember great things do not come easy. That body you want is right around the corner.
Here are a few tools that will help you monitor your journey to a healthy lifestyle:
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These exercises are easy to do and you can do it in the comfort of your own home, but if you can get out to a park feel free to get some fresh air.
Full Body Exercise Routine:
Perform 3 sets of these exercises. Remember to drink lots of water and stretch before starting the exercises. Feel free to take a rest after each rep.
Youtube has a lot of videos to show you the right way to do each of these exercises. See below.
High Knees - 20 reps (when both legs have left the ground that is considered as 1 rep)
Plank -60 seconds
Left/Right Side Plank - 30 seconds
Wall Push Ups - 10
Side Lunge to Curtsy (both right and left sides) - 20
Burpees - 10
Bicycle Abs - 20
Stability Ball Crunches - 20
Bridge - 60 seconds
Squats - 20
If you can do more than 3 sets GO FOR IT! Switch up the routine by adding a few exercises that focus on the areas you want to work on. Customize it to what fits for you.
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