Top exercising tips after pregnancy
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How to fit in quality exercise..
- To get into shape, you don’t need hours or a gym. There are lots of simple, body toning exercises, using just hand weights that you can do in just 20 minutes, whilst you baby is asleep. Exercises that use more than one muscle in one go like push-ups, squats and lunges are most time efficient and will tone you up quicker.
Quality not quantity..
- Make sure your technique is right when you perform exercises at home and your intensity levels are higher than if you are going for a walk! That way you’ll tone the muscles as well as increasing your metabolism to burn more calories
The smartest food change..
- Shape up benefits can be profound by just upgrading your breakfast. By eating the right breakfast you will then set yourself up for a whole days’ worth of healthy choices, fight cravings and get into shape. A Good mix of protein, carbs, and fibre will fill you up and give you plenty of en-ergy until lunch. Forget just plain cereal like cornflakes and milk and ba-nana, instead try a higher fibre cereal, like shredded wheat, with milk and a banana and hard boiled egg for extra protein.
VIP’s top tips brought to you from:
Vicky Warr, one of the UK’s top fitness and nutrition experts, with over 9 years of experience specializing in prenatal, postnatal fitness. She is Exercise in pregnancy specialist for Mothercare and Premium Tea company, Teapigs plus an experienced radio presenter and fitness contributor with BBC radio and LBC. Founder of The Beez Kneez, Prenatal and Post Natal Group Fitness in London, she is mum to Luca.
Veena V Says:
Another way to lose weight is breast feeding, it really does work! Also going out for lots of walk with the baby in the pram is great as it gets you out the house, you get some exercise and the little one will get some fresh air too.
