I am starting the new week with an empowering workout. I am focusing on my legs and butt at the moment. After pregnancy my butt is rather flat så I've been doing lots of squats and lunges to strengthen and tone my legs and butt, but it sure takes time before I can notice any change...
Besides focusing on my lower body I almost always exercise my core as well. It's easy to get a bit obsessed with how your belly looks after pregnancy. One year postpartum (second child) I continue to avoid doing crunches and sit-ups since I believe those exercises do more damage to my post-pregnancy stomach rather than strengthening it. Perhaps I'll return to them later on in life but at the moment I try to avoid them. Instead I mostly do different kinds of planks and exercises that activate my inner core muscles, like the dead bug, love that exercise! It's a great postpartum exercise once your abdominals are reactivated and strengthened. Check out my Post-Pregnancy Belly Guide if you are recovering from pregnancy or suffer from diastasis recti (abdominal muscles split).
//Nicole Hellgren
