{"id":22894,"date":"2014-07-24T07:01:43","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T11:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=22894"},"modified":"2021-02-13T07:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T12:51:17","slug":"my-first-postpartum-gym-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/my-first-postpartum-gym-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Postpartum Gym Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m blogging at 12:45am right now. I\u2019m not sure if I consider it really early or really late. I haven\u2019t been up all night. In fact, I slipped into bed at 8:40pm when the sun was finally low enough to allow me to convince myself it was bed time. Still, my eyes popped open at 11:45pm and sure enough David still wasn\u2019t home. In fact, I can tell he is at minimum of an hour from being home now and I just don\u2019t sleep well when I know he is going to be late night (early morning?) driving. So, here I sit feeling all Carrie Bradshaw by confessing my quirks to the internet.<\/p>\n

So why blog now? I guess because I\u2019m hoping once he arrives safely at home that I can douse myself in serenity (an essential oil blend to promote sleep that a friend gave to me to try after I told her my struggles falling back asleep after nursing) and clock a few solid hours. I\u2019m even considering a dream feed for Kaitlyn before I hop back into bed, but wonder if that will mess with her beginnings of a schedule? Ah, mommy brain. It\u2019s impossible to turn off.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s just change gears. Fitness! I \u2018grammed<\/a> how stoked I was about my postpartum run on Sunday (3.3 miles\u2026 oh, did I already mention that?).<\/em> The high lasted and I decided it was time to give the gym a try. You\u2019d think after bringing Hailey for so long and getting to know the women, it would be smooth sailing, but I still went all nervous Nelly on them.<\/p>\n

I nursed Kaitlyn (9 weeks old) around 7:45am, knowing she\u2019d be ready for a nap around 9:00am. I figured it we could be at the gym at about 5 after, she\u2019d be in a solid enough sleep to stay that way until 9:45am, allowing me a solid 30 minutes of work out time. Yes, I realize how neurotic that sounds, but it offered me enough peace of mind to go for it.<\/p>\n

\"9<\/a><\/p>\n

And go for it I did! I bee lined it for a corner spot and started busting out some of my favorites. You\u2019d think I would have had a plan for exactly what workout I wanted to do, but you would be wrong. I ended up with a little something like this\u2026<\/p>\n

1 minute jumping jacks<\/em><\/p>\n

20 squat jumps (ow ow ow\u2026 I love you)<\/em><\/p>\n

10 push ups<\/em><\/p>\n

15 sumo squats with upright row<\/em><\/p>\n

10 lunges (each leg)<\/em><\/p>\n

10 burpees<\/em><\/p>\n

30 second plank each side<\/em><\/p>\n

20 mountain climbers<\/em><\/p>\n

30 second regular plank<\/em><\/p>\n

repeat x3<\/em><\/p>\n

No pinnable image provided because I\u2019m not even sure if that\u2019s a balanced workout, but I felt it, got sweaty and felt pretty great about it.<\/p>\n

\"9<\/a><\/p>\n

Gym selfies\u2026 as awkward to take as you\u2019d imagine. I keep doing it because\u2026 ??? Proof? Breaks up blocks of text? Narcissism?<\/p>\n

Once I had that checked off and no childcare worker had come running in to get me, I relaxed a little bit and took a walk with a friend on a treadmill.<\/p>\n

\"9<\/a><\/p>\n

A workout and<\/em> social time? This was fabulous! Around 10:00am I scrubbed my hands and went to grab Kaitlyn. She had just woken up and was happily smiling, entranced by her holder\u2019s pink shirt.<\/p>\n

\"9<\/a><\/p>\n

They told me she had just woken up and I mentally high-fived myself for accurate mommy math. I nursed her in the locker room before grabbing Hailey, too and then left like it was no big thang.<\/p>\n

But it was.<\/p>\n

I had just officially made a successful gym trip and that felt pretty huge to me. I don\u2019t think it will be an everyday occurrence just yet, but knowing it\u2019s possible has me pretty stoked.<\/p>\n

Do you prefer gym workouts or at-home workouts?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can do at home if needed and there certainly are some awesome online options, but I really thrive in the atmosphere of a gym or a studio (yoga, etc) setting. Seeing other people sweating it out helps keep me motivated and focused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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