In Workout Wednesday

Lunge Workout

Lets get real, it can be tough at any time, pre and postnatal to fit in a workout. If you are pregnant, it really is minute to minute in terms of how your body is feeling and if it makes sense to push yourself a bit harder that day. It can really be dependant on the time of day, energy level, degree of morning sickness, cramping, dilation degree 🙈
Alternatively, if you’re a new mom, there’s a whole bunch of other factors such as, recovery, impact of work outs, healing, breastfeeding schedules, sleep deprivation. These things continue beyond being a new parent. If you go to the gym, you have to plan every detail. If you Breastfeed you might be planning your workout around feed times. If you’re on a solid sleep schedule, you need to plan your workout according to naps or bedtime. You need to consider travel time to the gym, child care, mom guilt for going to the gym or taking too long while there, balancing your schedule with your partner’s schedule so you can both have self care time and the list goes on and on.
So, how do we do it?
Sometimes it is a priority. Simply for our mental health, to boost our self esteem or to force us to engage in self care and move our bodies around. Sometimes it is best that we take a rest day, focus on what we can get done and be kind to ourselves while taking that break.
Workouts are important for our overall physical and mental health. But they’re also not supposed to make life harder.
If you miss a work out, try dedicating 30 minutes of your day to doing something physical, whether it be a brisk walk with the stroller, a mall walk with the carrier or even a quick 20 minute stair workout at home. Get that heart rate up and move your body. Sometimes the simple, quick home workouts can really help you feel amazing and relieve some of the guilt we have for not working out or leaving our littles to go for a work out. That’s why I like to post my quick home workouts, because I feel that’s exactly what I needed during these pre and postnatal months! The breakdown to my lunge workout is below! I will be posting our workouts on the IGTV account because it is so much easier 🙂 So, if you want to reference the workouts head there to watch it!

Remember, a happy, healthy momma creates a happy, healthy family.
Nourish yourself today, momma xo

Lunge Workout
20 Reps Each Exercise – Both Legs
Options: Wear a fuzzy sock on one foot, use a towel/rag, or have bare feet/running shoes