You are overwhelmed, and you feel tired, sluggish, and can’t tell abs from your feet. Your body does not feel like your own and you have a whole new little body that you are carting around and feeding. You have all the good intentions of doing your Kegels, your cardio, and your Pilates three times a week…but, let’s get real; you barely have time to do a Kegel. Now is not the time to beat yourself up for failing to live up to impossible ideals of the perfect exercise regime. The truth of the matter is that all -or -nothing mentality can actually prevent you from getting back in shape and wreak havoc on your self esteem---like you need one more thing to stress about anyway.
Instead, repeat this, “It’s Cumulative.” Yes, it IS worth it to do 5 minutes of abdominal exercises as opposed to doing nothing at all. It IS worth it to take the stairs a couple extra flights in lieu of 30 minutes on the elliptical. It really does all add up. Shift your focus to making quality choices during the day and you’re automatically living a higher quality lifestyle, which inevitably leads to better health and peace of mind. If life hands you an extra hour to workout, terrific, take it. But, sometimes all we get is 10 minutes here, five minutes there---take those too. If you start looking for those extra moments, you’ll find more and more of them, use them. It will hone your ability to live in the present and take things as they come; an invaluable skill to have as a new mom.
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