The watchword for surviving the first months after childbirth is “flexibility”, to be applied to all areas of our day: from clothing, loungewear so fashionable comes to our aid, to timetables, which in fact must be adapt to the needs of the newcomer, to sport, in the sense that we must be creative and train ourselves in the space available with the tools we have at our disposal.
Having said that, in any case it must be premised that to get back in shape after childbirth it also takes a lot of time and patience: the birth of a child is a beautiful but upsetting and tiring event, therefore it is useless and counterproductive to try to get back in shape in 4 weeks. We need to love ourselves and not ask too much of our body by starting with drastic diets or workouts.
After having received the ok from my doctor a month after giving birth, I resumed physical activity in a progressive manner a couple of times a week with a personal trainer and with a walk of a few km every day.
Today, almost 3 months after Noah’s birth, I add to my walks a workout mainly linked to improving the flexibility of my body and recovering muscle tone through a personalized training program on Buddyfit. The duration and frequency depend on my energy and the time I have available but by choosing non-cardio programs I can train myself while maintaining comfortable clothing (typically joggers and sweatshirt) that allow me to take care of Noah or breastfeed him easily by resuming training later when it is calmer.
So go ahead to yoga and pilates or to targeted workouts for cardio, upper body or core: even just 15 or 30 minutes but with a certain frequency can make a difference and getting back into our bodycon dresses will be easier and easier.