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Now that you have had your baby I am sure that you are wondering what post pregnancy workout you should focus on to get back in shape. Every woman experiences some weight gain during pregnancy and unfortunately for many women it takes longer to get rid of it than it was to put it on. With a few easy to do workouts you may be able to get back in to the swing of working out and getting rid of the pregnancy weight.

First and foremost you want to make sure that your body is going to be able to handle working out. Many women like to wait until their six week post partum visit to make sure that they can start to do normal routines while other women feel comfortable getting up and doing workouts as little as a couple of weeks after delivery. While this may or may not be your case, be sure that you feel well enough to exercise because although on the outside you do not feel bad, your insides are still healing and getting back to their places.

Cardio

When getting back to working out, you should focus on doing cardio. A great way to get back in the "exercising mood" is to start walking, jogging or running. You may be a member of a local fitness place, so you can start going there at least three times a week when getting started. The problem with working out in a facility is that some of them do not have day cares for you to take your baby. If this is the case with you, then you can opt for taking a stroll with your baby this way while you are exercising you can also bond with him or her. You can walk for 30 minutes to an hour every other day until you feel comfortable enough to take a stroll everyday. This helps burn calories and at the same time lets you go out for fresh air since you are probably just used to being at home with your newborn.

Stretching

Once you have done some cardio you can focus on stretching before you start doing the other strenuous workouts. You will want to do leg stretches since you will start doing more walking and possibly running. If you were doing kegel exercises during pregnancy it is good to continue doing these because they will strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. If you are not familiar with this then her is how it is done: Contract your pelvic floor muscles, hold the contraction for three seconds then relax for three seconds. Once you are done then you can repeat 10 times. Very simple and effective!

Now that you know how to get started with a post pregnancy workout be sure that you start of lightly and increase as you feel necessary. Find a plan that will work with your schedule and remember that you can take your time to get back to your post pregnancy weight because it did take you nine months to gain the added weight.

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