Postpartum Fitness Friday: Week 4

How I’m Feeling This Week

I can tell I’m stronger and I’m noticing changes in my body. I can see the definition forming.

Workouts I did

Sunday: [solidcore] Signature50

6am class!! I went to a 6am class with my friend and was able to get a workout in before we drove 1.5 hours back to our hometown for a baby shower.

Monday: PureBarre Classic

Signed up for a challenge. 12 classes this month. 2 of each class + 4 of my choice. 12 classes total

Wednesday: PureBarre Empower

Now THIS is a workout. Classic is a workout, but Empower is a whole other beast. I was so sore on Thursday and Friday. 

Friday: Y6 Restore

This candlelight restore class was exactly what I needed. An hour of calm stretching and meditation.

Total workouts this week: 4 classes

Goal for next week: 4 classes

Pelvic Floor & Core Check-In

I really need to work on engaging my core for all the exercises. I still don’t know if I’m doing it correctly. Some times it feels great and other times I feel like I’m coning which is a big no-no. I don’t want to irritate my diastasis recti. Otherwise I’m feeling pretty good. During step-ups in the Empower class I could tell my right side hip flexor was struggling so I’m hoping continuing to strengthen will help it catch up.

The restore yoga class felt great during the workout, but I must’ve overstretched my right hip. On Sunday morning, I woke up and was limping because my left outer hip was sore and felt like it was giving out. I’ve been told my multiple PTs that I am very flexible and I need to be careful when stretching. Clearly I didn’t listen.

Real Moment from this Week

I was up by 5:30am on a Sunday morning. I had a workout completed before the sun even came up!

Small Win

This is going to make me sound crazy…I was running late to yoga. I always check in on my phone as I’m walking in the door. As I’m rushing to the lockers, the woman at the front desk kinda shouts for my name. I tell her, and she says, “Oh it looks like you checked in on your phone. I know you missed check-in last time so I wanted to make sure.” Uhhh, I’ve never seen this lady before, and I know I check-in on my phone every single time. It’s apart of my ritual as I’m walking in. Instead of arguing with her, I just let the comment in one ear and out the other. I’m working on my patience, and this was a big win for me. I’m choosing my battles and this one wasn’t worth the fight.

What I’m Working on next week

Not overdoing it. I’m excited to workout, and I fear I might be overdoing it a little. I definitely overstretched my muscles in yoga. I need to remember that I’m still healing from birth. I don’t want to hurt myself. I want to be stronger.

Thanks for following along, see you next Friday!

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