The last 6 weeks of pregnancy is pretty miserable with all 3 of my babies and I am not much for doing any working out because I’m in pain. Through the process of pregnancy I loose muscle and have to reboot my workouts and change things up.

Everyone has a different “get your body back” after baby story. What does that mean exactly? I like to call it find a new normal and work towards Finding Your Fabulous again. It may be a new kind of fabulous. It may be totally different than what you were used to.

We all have our challenges with having babies, whether it be physically such as Diastasic Recti (ab separation, peeing your pants) loosing weight/loosing muscle, being tired, or having challenges mentally (depression, change of life, anxiety.) OR THIS CRAZY stretched loose skin like mine below at 6 month post pardom.

I wanted to share what I’ve been doing fitness wise to feel strong again in my legs and core. It’s good to spice up your workout and change things up so your muscles get “confused.” They need to work differently so they will make changes.

After having my 3rd baby it has been the hardest for me to “feel normal” again. I realize its a new normal and my body went through crazy things to have this baby so it’s going to be different. I mean, think about it , your body stretches and moves and does all sorts of phenomenal things to grow a human! Give yourself lots of grace and patience to feel “normal” again.

A great place to start is doing certain exercises for pelvic floor and core. Instead of explaining more about that you can check out my friend Natatlie’s book Abs, Core and Pelvic Floor to see exactly what to do to get started moving right after baby comes. I did these exercises and still do.

Two specific workouts that have been helping me get my stanima back and leg strength is cycling and rebounder fitness. I’ve been cycling 3 times a week and rebounding 2-3 times a week along with other core exercises in Natalie’s book. I didn’t start bouncing until 8 months post baby. But I was moving and doing other moderate workouts.

I love rebounding because I really needed something that was not as intense on my joints as I have had low back/hip issues in the past. It is a great workout for your legs, abs and cardio. It increases endurance while strengthens muscles and bones.

Now I know what your’e thinking because I get DM’s on this all the time…

“I would pee my pants!” Yeah I did and do still, however it gets better the more you do the exercises Natalie recommends in her Abs, Core and Pelvic Floor and the more you jump. Just keep doing it. Focus on pelvic strengthening not just “abs or stomach.”

As far as selecting a rebounder I currently use this Jumpsport one and it works great. This is one I highly recommend getting.

Let me know if you start bouncing! And hit the share button and share this with your gals who need this!

Hope this helps inspire you to try something new and feeling your best.

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