Postpartum Fitness Friday: Week 2

How I’m Feeling This Week

I’m feeling pretty tired this week, especially on Friday. I don’t know if it’s my workouts catching up to me or just the long travel day on Thursday, but I can’t seem to wake up. 

Workouts I did

Sunday: YogaSix Signature Hot

Hot means HOT. Next time I’ll be wearing shorts, not leggings.

Monday: Pure Barre Align

This was different from the Classic class. It still felt like a workout but even more stretching. I booked 2 more classes this week already!

Tuesday: [ solidcore ] Signature50

I struggled in the obliques section again, but overall it was a great workout.

Thursday: Pure Barre Align

Getting a good workout in before 3 hours in the car was clutch.

Saturday: YogaSix Slow Flow

Total workouts this week: 5 classes

Goal for next week: 4 classes

Pelvic Floor & Core Check-In

Pure Barre really emphasizes my hip weakness. There are a lot of leg lifts, and like I mentioned last week, my right hip is a lot weaker than my left. I feel like I have to heave my leg up to do the lift. Also it clicks a lot with most of the movements. I felt a little pubic bone pain during the heavy squats at my Tuesday solidcore class, but nothing too bad. 

Real Moment from this Week

With the chaos of it being Thanksgiving morning, I forgot to check-in on our insurance app and received a nasty email stating I would have to pay a late fee or wait until next month to book another class. Luckily I was able to chat with the AI bot and it waived the fee because I explained I wasn’t a no show. I had proof from Pure Barre I was there. My brain was fried by the time I made it to Thanksgiving and the day was so busy. Luckily they waived it and gave me a “second chance” since it was the first time. I definitely won’t be forgetting to check in again!! I really wish Wellhub used different verbiage. There’s no way for them to know I guess, but I wasn’t a no show! I was a missed check in. 

Now I know what happens if I miss the check in with Wellhub step. Now I know it’s not connected to the gyms in any way. Totally my fault and I’m lucky they’re understanding. 

I’m really struggling at the end of this week! I drove all the way to my yoga class and realized I forgot my mat. I had to pay a $3 mat rental fee. 

Small Win

I can tell my core is stronger. We did straight leg sit-ups in Align and I was able to do them very controlled. No momentum whatsoever!

After forgetting  Wellhub check in on Thursday, and forgetting my yoga mat on Saturday morning, my anxiety really kicked in. I was standing in the yoga six lobby seriously contemplating just going home because I was so discouraged. I ended up completing the class and even signing up for a 12 classes in 3 months challenge. I’m proud of myself for not letting my anxiety ruin my day and even challenging myself after the fact.

What I’m Working on next week

Better recovery. I might’ve overdid it a little this week, but I also didn’t prioritize eating because the class times were weird and I know I didn’t drink enough water. 

Thanks for following along, see you next Friday!

What was your small win today?