Getting Fit After Having a Baby: Recommended Steps to Success

Are you looking to eliminate that excess fat to get fit after pregnancy? You've come to the right place.

Here are some of our best pieces of advice for getting your post-baby body back in shape via dieting and frequent exercise.

Why Should You Get Fit After Delivering A Baby?

Your body has undergone some tremendous changes over the past nine months. You've gained between 10 to 50 pounds, your blood volume has grown by 30%, and your hormones are going through several changes.

Additionally, your abdominal muscles have become stretched out, your butt muscles have become inactivated, and your joints aren't as strong as they used to be.

Unfortunately, these issues don't fix themselves, and you'll have to work to get your body back. There are a few reasons one should strive to get fit after having a child, given that health should always be a top priority.

When Should You Begin To Focus on Your Fitness?

When should you begin your fitness plan? The best time to start planning is when you're still pregnant. Most fitness advisors would even tell you that your fitness journey should be thoroughly planned before giving birth.

Yet, while pregnant, you want to avoid any exercise that forces you to lie on your back or stomach while always following your doctor's advice.

Thirty minutes of walking a day are more than enough, but it can be broken up into two 15-minute walks if needed. That will help speed up the time to help you get back into shape post-delivery.

How Long Does It Take For Your Stomach to Get Smaller?

It takes four to six weeks for your stomach to shrink post-partum. The uterus, which is the size of a small deck of cards, grows to the size of a watermelon.

That growth doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't shrink overnight, either. A few weeks will be necessary to go back to its original shape.

The activities that we recommend are:

1. Walking
2. Pelvic Floor Exercises
3. Core strength exercises
4. Jogging and running, once you can manage it
5. Yoga
6. Swimming

Dieting Works Wonders As Well

Another routine solution one should follow for getting fit after having a baby is proper dieting. Exercise can help you obtain results, but you need to ensure that you're eating correctly to maintain those results.

Therefore, it's recommended that you enter a caloric deficit to remove fat from your body and to get back your pre-baby body. Nonetheless, when your body is still recovering from giving birth, we do not recommend extreme diets or deficits, just moderate, subtle changes.

Elite Body Sculpture's Cosmetic Procedure

Elite Body Sculpture provides patients with precision-engineered procedures to ensure quality results without invasive surgical techniques.

For mothers who want their old body back, the AirSculpt® Mommy Makeover is the optimal choice, given that it doesn't use scalpels, stitches, needles, or general anesthesia to create safe and comfortable changes to your body. Downtime lasts under 48 hours, and thanks to the reduced side effects, patients can take walks the very next day and get back to the gym in two weeks!

Call our Toronto office to schedule your free consultation to start working with us.