Postpartum Check In: 10 Months
I’m currently 10 months postpartum, breastfeeding my baby and getting very interrupted blocks of sleep overnight.
AND!
I live a physically demanding lifestyle taking care of two active and mama-loving kiddos! 😁
My workouts absolutely reflect this.
I aim to do 2 strength workouts each week. These usually take place in my home. Once in a while I make it to the gym.
These workouts last between 10 and 30 minutes and usually involve 3 main exercises.
I’ve raved about short workouts before and in case you missed it, here’s why:
They don’t deplete my energy
They make the aches of living and parenting less intense
They make me feel better in my body
They reduce any pelvic floor symptoms I’m experiencing
I think too often we over complicate what needs to happen in a workout. I don’t need a 15 step warm up, 5 different sections of a workout, an elaborate cooldown and to spend 90 minutes in the gym. Believe me, I’ve done all these things before and there can be a time and place for them but absolutely not in my life now or anytime soon.
Because right now my current focus is to simply:
Build strength in my glutes, mid/upper back and entire trunk
Gain length/mobility in my chest/shoulders and pelvic floor
And I can absolutely improve on these things with short workouts.
Maybe these aren’t your current focus, but whatever it is, you too can have a simplistic workout like me if that's what suits your life right now.
My current workout program is scribbled on the back of an old piece of paper (it doesn’t need to be fancy to be effective!) There are two workouts. Both have 3 main exercises. Each session I make up my warmup and cooldown but let me assure you, those are quick and simple too.
I’ll alternate both of these workouts four times and then move on to a new program.
It’s that simple.
I don’t need a new workout program every session.
I don’t need to tackle 15 different things every workout.
I don’t need to exercise for 60-90 minutes.
I don’t need to feel like I’m running myself into the ground in order to make progress.
Butt. Back. Core.
Done!
