Postpartum Fitness Fridays: New Weekly Series

I finally did it!! I’m officially starting my postpartum workout journey!

Ever since I was cleared at 6 weeks postpartum, I’ve been toying with the idea of working out, but never fully committed. 

Pelvic Floor PT (must must must)

After my first pregnancy, I had a lot of pelvic floor issues and diastasis recti. The only thing that helped was seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist. Seeing a pelvic floor PT was the best thing I did after having a baby and I can’t recommend it enough. If you’re dealing with pain, pressure, weakness, or just feeling “off”, please see one. They’re amazing! Whether you’re newly postpartum or your babies are grown, you deserve to feel comfortable in your own body.

Anyway, I went to a pelvic floor PT after my second pregnancy as well. We cinched up my diastasis recti again and were able to completely avoid the pubic pain I was experiencing with my first (thank goodness). 

First Try

After “graduating” PT, I had high hopes of working out. Jake and I became members of our local YMCA and paid for childcare. I went a few times on my own and finally worked up the courage to bring my toddler with me…and he was knocked down by another kid and was crying for half my workout. (Why they didn’t call me, I will never know.)

So that was a bummer and I basically never went back. We ended up canceling my membership and the childcare shortly after. 

Group Fitness

After my first pregnancy, I had a gym membership bundle through our insurance that gave me access to Solidcore and YogaSix. I did 3 Solidcore classes and 1 yoga class a week, but I canceled once I was further along in my second pregnancy. When I checked once I was cleared, Solidcore was in the next tier which was completely out of our budget. 

Well one Sunday afternoon, 8 months later, Jake decided to check our insurance gym membership bundle to see if Solidcore is back in it. 

And to our surprise… Solidcore was back and included with one class a day! How exciting!! We checked to see if our local Pure Barre was added as well. Spoiler alert: YES! 

I bit the bullet and bought the membership! I’m looking forward to this postpartum fitness journey. I’m excited, hopeful, and ready to rebuild my strength and confidence. I was in the best shape of my life after my first pregnancy. I look forward to being even stronger. 

If you’d like to follow along, I’ll be posting updates every Friday. It’s an extra post each week. An extra dose of Destiny. Subscribe to get my Fitness Fridays updates straight to your inbox.

I’m sharing not just to have a workout log for myself but also to help any other moms out there embarking on their own fitness journey and trying to find themselves again. 

I’m looking forward to the hour and a half I’ll get to myself. Nothing to worry about. My only thoughts are get through this rep so I can do the next one. 

Do you enjoy working out? If so, what’s your favorite? 

Mine has to be Solidcore. After my first pregnancy, I had ab definition. ABS!

Every postpartum journey is different so always talk to your provider before starting something new. AND SEE A PHYSICAL THERAPIST!!