Losing the weight you gained throughout your pregnancy is a top priority, add a post pregnancy workout to your arsenal to help lose this weight fast. The exercises you can do don’t have to be boring there are many fun ones that are also effective. The examples below offer you the help you’ll need to supercharge your workout routine to ensure the pre-pregnancy weight you desire will return in a hurry.
The Reverse Curl: A woman who has just given birth must often strengthen her abdominals back up, and reverse curls are great for this. In this exercise you need to lie down on the floor, look up at the ceiling and keep your knees bent. With your feet on the floor near your hips, raise your hips off of the floor while you keep your head and arms on the floor and your neck muscles relaxed (don’t forget to breathe in and out). Lower yourself back to your starting position and then start over. Try to work up to 20 reps if you can handle it. It’s okay if you can’t do 20 in the beginning, you can work up to that number. Then go for 50, etc.
Not only is this exercise good for your ab muscles and for losing the pouch, it helps you walk tall and with confidence.
The Super Crunch: This is an abdominal exercise that should be included in every post-natal routine. For this exercise, lie face up with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Keeping your hands behind your head, breathe in and out while you suck in your abs and lift your head and shoulders up off of your floor. Hold that position for a moment while you lift your knees up off of the floor until they touch your elbows (keep your hips off the ground). Return to your starting position. Do three sets of between twelve and twenty of these and before you know it you’ll have rock hard abs and have gone back to your pre-pregnancy weight.
The Bicycle: No, this doesn’t involve riding a bicycle. This is an abdominal exercise that is great for post-natal women looking to lose the baby weight. Begin with lying down so that your calves are parallel to the floor and your knees are bent. Put your hands behind your head and breathe in and then out while also drawing in your abs. Keep your posterior muscles relaxed as you stretch out your right leg and move your right shoulder to your left knee. Your head and your shoulders need to raise up off the ground during this movement. Then, after going back to your starting position, repeat the movement with your other side. Complete three sets of between twelve and twenty of these and you will soon see that your pregnancy weight is gone. If you do these post-natal exercises three or more days per week, while keeping an eye on your diet, you should be able to shed that baby weight quickly and easily. The hard work and motivation you put into losing your baby weight will pay off when you see the results of the weight falling off.
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