Whether this is your first, second, or fourth trip around the postpartum block, there’s a good chance your post-baby body feels a lot different than your pre-pregnancy self (you did just birth a human, after all!).

But if you’re eager to get moving, you might be wondering when it’s safe to return to exercise and what types of workouts are best in the first few weeks and months after childbirth.

While your pregnancy, type of birth, and any complications you experienced during delivery will dictate specific exercise guidelines, the most important factor to consider is how you feel.

That’s because easing into any type of workout after giving birth is key to both the long-term success of your fitness plan and your overall health. In other words, try to be patient and realistic about what you’re capable of doing.

During the postpartum period specifically, fitness has the potential to:

  • strengthen and tone abdominal muscles that were stretched during pregnancy

  • boost your energy

  • promote better sleep

  • relieve stress

  • help you lose any extra weight you gained

Postnatal Fitness

Exercise, at any point in your life, is one of the best ways to improve your mood, strengthen and tone muscles, and increase overall health.

 

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Five sessions

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Ten sessions

From £185

 

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Questions?

 

  • These sessions are for anyone that has given birth, whether you’re a new mum or even a mum with older children it’s never too late to rebuild postpartum.

  • Ab seperation (Diastasis Recti)

    Weakness in your Pelvic Floor Muscles

    Shallow/High breathing

    Poor Posture and/or Muscular Imbalance

  • Exercise, at any point in your life, is one of the best ways to improve your mood, strengthen and tone muscles, and increase overall health.

    But during the postpartum period sessions are great to strengthen and tone abdominal muscles that were stretched during pregnancy. Boost your energy and promote better sleep. Exercise is also a great stress relief and give you a bit of ‘you time’.

    Exercise also has the ability to improve mild to moderate depressive symptoms postpartum.

  • Generally speaking, yes you can, but I would always advise you to wait for your 6 week GP check up. Waiting 6-12 weeks after giving birth isn’t a bad thing anyway as it allows your body to settle and to start its recovery journey. Your return to exercise and specifically weight training will depend on your pregnancy and your birth experience, it also depends on how active you were prior to and during your pregnancy. It is important to take your time, always check with your doctor or midwife and start back with gentle movements and light weights.

  • Your first goal should just be movement, get walking. Walking, while pushing a newborn, will give you an amazing workout, especially if it includes a few hills. As you get stronger, consider bodyweight exercises such as bodyweight squats, lunges and planks.