Here We Go Again! Postpartum Fitness: Take, Two
Once I felt semi non-zombie like after Asher was born {birth story} I bought Shred415's shred the bump package (I'd gone to classes previously with ClassPass and loved them), which consisted of 3 months, unlimited classes. And while returning to exercise postpartum is an uphill journey, I challenged myself to attend classes every day if possible to fully maximize results, regain self-esteem and, get my money worth.
October: 10/12 days
21 Ran 5 minutes without stopping. Endurance levels feel nonexistent. Meal prepped like a boss.
23 Ann! She makes you push to be your best self just when I need it
24 took it easy on the treadmill
26 bands = muscles firing
30 60s at 8% incline, ouch
November: 20/30 days
11 Owen goes to his first kid's lounge and LOVED it!
12 Shred + yoga (45min)
13 Shred during lunch
14 Shred + Hip Hop Dance Class
15 snow day; rest
16 1/2 class missed due to traffic, but I went. Wicked awesome 90's playlist
18 rest - 30 days in and have worked out 25/30 days, whoop whoop!
19 Shred (manual mode on the treadmill!) + Yoga (45min)
20 Finally feeling like I can almost keep up. Almost.
22 Turkey Trot 8k! (1:01:03) - trained for solely via Shred classes
26 Owen and Asher hit up the kid lounge whilst I get my shred on
27 overslept; rest
28 travel day (Chicago); rest
29 A quick run on the hotel treadmill
December: 15/31 days
4 topped out at 8.2 mph!
7 sick; rest
9 Shred with bands...
11 Shred with bands - yowza.
13 Made it to class on time for once!!
17 Yoga
19 Holiday Lights run with Annelise
29 Shred; Owen kids lounge - mama/son date to Starbucks afterward
30 Orangetheory with Angie
My 3-month package ended and I felt some significant gains both endurance and self-esteem wise, so I am now keeping an unlimited class membership on a month-to-month basis to reach the remainder of my goals and continue to foster a space for me to decompress mentally. Caring for tiny humans is both unrelenting and wonderful, and over the past almost three years as a mother, have found for me to be my best self, I need to carve out time just for me. And if that means waking up at 4:30-5a to get in a workout, so be it.
January: 13/31 days
2 HILLS
5 sick; rest
6 sick; planks 30s
9 travel day (Chicago); rest
10 walk Chicago
11 walk Chicago
12 Tracy Anderson Method Express: Abs w/ Owen
14 8.0 mph!
22 went to wrong (earlier) class. Facepalm.
26 rolling hills
30 was -1 degree when leaving for class
