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burning fat, c-sections, cardio, core muscles, diet, endurance, fitness, LA Fitness, motherhood, pilates, toning muscle, weight lifting, workout, workout plans, yoga, zumba
As you know, I used to be a gymnast. The we used to train was super intense, and I loved it. But because of that, I only know two modes: GO and STOP. I know nothing in between. I don’t know how to ease back into the routine of working out. I tend to jump in full throttle. In the past, it’s worked. My body’s muscle memory is pretty good, so it usually takes a week to ten days for my body to figure out what is going on. After that, we’re good to go.
Then I had a baby…and a c-section.
My core muscles are shot. They are NOTHING compared to what they used to be. But I’m super motivated to get back into shape. Yes, I know Cupcake is almost a year old. Since she was born, my level of intentional physical activity has significantly dropped. Within these past 2, almost 3 weeks, I’ve lost 9 pounds on my own just by significantly changing my diet, and walking here and there…whenever I get the chance. My wonderful husband got us gym memberships to LA Fitness. So now my options have significantly expanded, and I want to take advantage of the opportunities that I do have, when I have them.
So here’s my dilemma.
I need a workout routine that helps me ease back into cardio and weight lifting. I want to build endurance while toning muscle and burning fat, but I know I can’t go full throttle like I used to be able to do. I need to start slow. I’ve been doing some research, but I want to know personal opinions.
This is where you come in.
Do you have ANY suggestions???
- Websites?
- Blogs?
- Specific classes (i.e. zumba, yoga, pilates)?
- Advice that you can leave in comments?
ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!
Never a Dull Moment 
Hey girl! You need to look up the tupler technique and diastasis recti otherwise known as mummy tummy! This will help pull those abs back together!
When I was going to the gym a little more regularly, I would walk/run for thirty minutes (no matter how many miles I got) every other-ish day, and then I did a Pilates class once a week, plus I’d try to replicate some of the moves on my own when there was no class. If you have never done Pilates, I HIGHLY recommend it. The best core workout I have ever done. I would typically do one workout and hurt for the rest of the week.
I Made sure I was drinking water almost exclusively (occasionally an unsweet tea or lemonade- if you can’t stand unsweet plain, try Starbucks passion fruit tea without sweetener- it’s what I used to wean myself off of sweet tea. It had enough yummy flavor that I didn’t feel like I needed sweetener). And honestly, I did a lot of praying about my body. Not that God would necessarily change it, although I did deeply desire that. But just that he would take away my constant negativity about myself. Not saying you are experiencing ANY of that, but encouraging you to get God involved in your workouts if it hadn’t crossed your mind. For the first time in my life, I’m at peace with myself. I don’t obsess over the scale or size of my clothes, and I know that God is the one behind it all. And btw, once I stopped worrying about it so much and just gave God control, I lost almost 20 pounds. Hope this helps a bit! You can do it! I’ll be praying for endurance for you!