Postpartum fitness: What should new moms focus on?
3 years, 9 months ago

Postpartum fitness: What should new moms focus on?

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Should new mothers work out after pregnancy? “I gradually built up my step counts with longer walks and finally started body weight strength training and 30-minute dance fitness sessions fourth month onwards,” says Shetty. Focus on health, not weight loss Many women typically get anxious to get to pre-baby weight shortly after pregnancy, says Mukh. “If your aim is getting fit and strong, weight loss would be one of the obvious benefits of that,” says Shetty, who lost 10kg in seven months. New mothers must incorporate complex carbohydrates like wild rice and sweet potatoes to ensure they have the energy to sustain them throughout the day, says Mukh.

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Wondering how to safely return to exercise after pregnancy? You're not alone
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Wondering how to safely return to exercise after pregnancy? You're not alone

ABC  

When Fan* gave birth to her first child almost two years ago, she was given little direction about how to return to exercise. Australian postpartum exercise guidelines 'fall short' Dr Melanie Hayman, an expert on exercise and pregnancy, says experiences like Fan's are not unusual. Source: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care "That's where our current guidelines fall …

Woman who lost her postpartum weight in 10 weeks shares her 5-day, 30-minute workout plan
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Woman who lost her postpartum weight in 10 weeks shares her 5-day, 30-minute workout plan

Hindustan Times  

Wondering how to lose weight after pregnancy? Emily, a fitness influencer, shared her 5-day workout plan that helped her lose postpartum weight. 30-minute, 5-day workout plan to lose postpartum weight In the video titled ‘In 10 weeks I’ve gone from this to this ’, Emily showed her body transformation and listed all the workouts she did from Monday to Friday. …

The expanding fitness options for pregnant women
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The expanding fitness options for pregnant women

Live Mint  

For more women, working out while pregnant now just feels like working out. Using the app, however, “I’d walk away and say, ‘Oh, I can feel that.’" Women who exercise while pregnant face lower risks for complications like gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia, and decrease their chances of cesarean section and postpartum depression, says Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at …

7 essential tips to help new mothers recoup postpartum health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

7 essential tips to help new mothers recoup postpartum health

Live Mint  

The postpartum period is a new timeline for mothers filled with joys as well as the challenges of recovery. Here are 7 essential tips for new mothers to follow in the postpartum period to recoup their health. If you aren’t breast feeding or in the weaning stages, applying cold compression and wearing proper supporting bras can help ease breast discomfort. …

How to stay fit during pregnancy – the health benefits and best exercises to do
4 months, 1 week ago

How to stay fit during pregnancy – the health benefits and best exercises to do

The Independent  

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The Art and Science of Fitness | Reclaiming your fitness goals after pregnancy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Art and Science of Fitness | Reclaiming your fitness goals after pregnancy

Hindustan Times  

Nothing makes you admire the human body quite like the amazing feat of pregnancy and childbirth. Addressing postpartum mental health is crucial We would be remiss not to mention that postpartum physical bodily changes, returning to training and/or going back to work will all influence mental health. Eating disorders, whether it be because of the impression of body image or …

The Art of Science and Fitness | Pregnant and marathon-ready at 39 weeks: A woman's unique fitness goals
1 year ago

The Art of Science and Fitness | Pregnant and marathon-ready at 39 weeks: A woman's unique fitness goals

Hindustan Times  

I want to run a full marathon but I’m 39 weeks pregnant. One could argue that earlier generations of women used to be active till late in their pregnancies, so what’s so unique here? In this study titled ‘The association between maternal-child physical activity levels at the transition to formal schooling’, physical activity was measured by using accelerometry for up …

Want to exercise while pregnant? Let’s bust the myths
2 years, 1 month ago

Want to exercise while pregnant? Let’s bust the myths

Live Mint  

One of my favourite memories of Kelsey Brown, a friend who comes to my gym, is of her doing almost all the exercises I was doing while pregnant. “Strength training during pregnancy has various benefits, not only is it known to help keep you fit and manage your weight better, but it will also strengthen your back muscles, help increase …

How to ease into exercise mode after childbirth
2 years, 2 months ago

How to ease into exercise mode after childbirth

Live Mint  

I sat in the doctor’s office, anxiously looking down at my newborn baby. The physiological change that occurs through the abdominal expansion, postural changes, tissue damage, and medical intervention during labour can be substantial, and blase “return to exercise” recommendations don’t even hint at the progressive strengthening required to rebuild a woman’s foundational strength. And if they don’t, many women …

Can you exercise when you are pregnant?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can you exercise when you are pregnant?

Live Mint  

A friend of mine recently let me in on a wonderful secret: She's pregnant. For example, a clinical review entitled Exercise in Pregnancy, published in Sports Health, tells us that exercise can help a woman reduce her blood glucose levels, improve her cardiovascular capacity, and help prepare a mother for the physically taxing event of labour. The American Council of …

Why you don’t have to lose your baby weight in three months
2 years, 7 months ago

Why you don’t have to lose your baby weight in three months

Live Mint  

Why does it seem the most significant compliment a woman can get after giving birth is that she lost her baby weight? "Bouncing back," as they call it, seems to take precedence over the gruelling hours spent in the labour ward, the endurance required for nine months of pregnancy, and perhaps even the extended emotional and physical effort it took …

Post-pregnancy Lifestyle: Diet Tips for New Mothers
2 years, 7 months ago

Post-pregnancy Lifestyle: Diet Tips for New Mothers

News 18  

Diet after pregnancy is just as important as diet during the nine months of the most beautiful journey in a woman’s life. New mothers nowadays prefer losing weight after pregnancy by following a weight-loss-friendly diet which is fine. Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Delhi’s CK Birla Hospital, told HT Lifestyle in an interview, “Nutrition requirements …

Why new mothers need to stop worrying about getting back their pre-pregnancy bodies
3 years ago

Why new mothers need to stop worrying about getting back their pre-pregnancy bodies

Live Mint  

Whenever a desperate new mother asks me about weight loss, my heart goes out to her. Starving yourself or crash dieting after delivery is not going to help you lose weight fast and is going to have so many unintended consequences than you bargained for: Thyroid problems The body needs its carbs, fats and proteins after delivery and portion control …

Pregnancy Workout: Beyond Yoga, Strength & Conditoning Exercises
3 years, 5 months ago

Pregnancy Workout: Beyond Yoga, Strength & Conditoning Exercises

The Quint  

Another thing pregnant women need to bear in mind while working out is to pay heed to the signs the foetus sends. As her pregnancy advanced, May cut down on exercises that required lying on her back as also planks as it loads the core too much. Most forms of pre-natal yoga focus on kegel exercises to take care of …

Should you exercise during pregnancy?
4 years ago

Should you exercise during pregnancy?

Live Mint  

Last year, on a pleasant Mumbai morning before the city was taken over by rush-hour traffic, Pallavi Barman was doing a round of full splits, squats, short runs and pull-ups at her neighbourhood park in suburban Mumbai. But even in the west, other than pre-natal yoga, “exercise still remains a controversial topic around pregnancy as many people still believe that …

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