Working out with a new born

Sweetie_Sammy

What exercising are you mummies doing who have just had a baby?
I go out on my bike for 30 minutes on a night when my fiance gets in, but what do you do at home?
Need help, need to shift a stone! xx

bluex232

My daughter is turning one in couple of weeks, I never have time to go to the gym. So I do all my stuff at home or on my break at work. Most of the exercises I do are abs/butt/thigh stuff.

On this website I do 25 of the... (http://2012lastfatyear.blogspot.ca/2012_01_01_archive.html)
-In and Outs
-Bicycles
-Crunchy Frogs
-Scissor Kicks
-Hip Butt Ups
-Heels to Heavens
-Kayakers

Then I also do
-Crunches
-Leg swings (sit on the edge of a chair with legs straight out and swing them up and down alternately)
-Wall Squat (30-60 seconds)
-Plank (I add 25 leg lifts while in this position) (http://weightloss.allwomenstalk.com/best-exercises-for-a-perfect-butt/18/)
-Leg lifts (laying on your side, I do a set (25) lifting the top leg and then a set (25) lifting the bottom leg)
-Push Ups (usually about 15) (I do them on the stairs for now until I get more strength to do the real ones, lol)
-Burpees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjCgoa7C01M&feature=related) Skip to about 3 minutes 40 seconds for an example
-I jog up stairs (10 minutes)

I am doing the burpee challenge right now where you do 1 burpee on day 1, 2 on day 2, 3 on day 3, etc. If you skip a day you make them up the next day and you don't have to do them all at once, just have to get them all in each day. I am up to day 17 now! for the crunches I do 100 (2 sets of 30 one set of 40) and for the kayakers i do 150 (3 sets of 50) and I just stick those in between some of the leg exercises to give my legs a little break. This usually takes me (doing everything but the stairs, I do those on a break at work) about 20-25 minutes.

Lizmcg83

I've got a two year old and a three month old. I go to the gym when I can. But do alot of core exercises at home everyday. Love the above post! Thanks for the links

follmer20

I have a 2 and a half year old and 5 month old. I get up at 4 before they get out of bed for a workout. That's petty much the only time I can get a good 45-60 minute workout in since my 2 year old doesn't take naps. :-) I do tapout xt and HIIT on some days. It never takes me more then an hour, plus it gives me some me time. :-)

bluex232

Love the above post! Thanks for the links

No problem!!