If you aren't happy with the pounds you have gained while you were pregnant, don't freak out. You can drop those pounds quickly if you know what to do. You might be thinking that you won't be able to exercise because your baby is so young that he needs you close by all the time. However, your baby likely naps often. If you get into the habit of getting your workouts in whenever your baby is napping, you'll soon see drastic results. Here are a few things that you can do during naptime that will help you feel better and look better.
The Reverse Curl: A woman who has just given birth must often strengthen her abdominals back up, and reverse curls are great for this. For this particular exercise you need to lie down with your knees bent and look at the ceiling. Keep your feet on the floor near your hips, keep your arms flat and your neck relaxed and then breathe in and back out as you suck in your abs and lift your hips off of the floor. Lower yourself back to your starting position and then start over. Try to work up to 20 reps if you can handle it. It's okay if you can't do 20 in the beginning, you can work up to that number. Then try working up to 50.
Not only is this exercise good for your ab muscles and for losing the pouch, it helps you walk tall and with confidence. Arm Flutters: This is a great post-natal exercise that can be completed right next to your baby's crib. Simply lie down flat on your back while your legs are straight in the air. Now just slightly raise your torso while lifting your arms and keeping them straight. Lower yourself to the floor and repeat 20-50 times. This will make your core stronger and helps you to burn lots of calories. The baby weight will drop of super fast if you do this exercise three times a week.
Air Bike: To start this exercise, lie down on the floor and then, bend one knee up to touch the opposite elbow and then repeat on the other side. Then just keep going on each side. This is a great calorie burner and ab strengthener which is very important to women who have just given birth. If you do these exercises regularly, they'll give you amazing results in just a few weeks. You can do them while your baby takes a nap and you can break up your workout to doing several exercises throughout the day instead of trying to do everything at once. Of course, if you do them all at once, or any other exercises for 20-30 minutes three times a week, you'll lose your weight even faster. Do these exercises as often as you can manage and keep doing them; you'll fit into your pre-pregnancy pants before you know it.