Pilates is a wonderful help to getting your figure back after pregnancy. It can also help with the aches and pains of carrying children and breast feeding. So it is highly and widely recommended. However, it may be very frustrating to manage to exercise regularly so here are some tips for overcoming this and putting Pilates to work for you.
Firstly, in general, you have to wait for all healing to be completed, this includes any stitches or sutures, so there must be no post-natal exercise until this is finished. However, there are both books and DVDs that include exercises that you can even start in hospital. Once you can start, the main problem is going to be finding time on a regular basis. Unfortunately, Pilates is best done regularly. The good news is that just 10 minutes a day will make a difference, 20 minutes will make a great difference.
Try these ideas for getting your 10 (20) minute fix.
1. Remember that you are your most important carer. Getting little things done for you, gets bigger things done for others.
2. Take any time you can no matter how wacky it seems. So if, she's just gone down after a feed and a change and it's 3 a.m. what does it matter if you spend just 10 minutes doing some exercise?
3. Ever had that "I could have done it then" moment. Well, take a minute to visualize a time when it is likely that you will be able to exercise for 10 or more minutes uninterrupted. Maybe just after the older children have left for school. Whatever that moment is, think about that time, visualize it, feel yourself doing all the things that lead up to it and see yourself putting on some loose clothing and doing a few minutes of Pilates. Then, when the moment occurs, you will find it easier to use that time for exercise.
4. Make yourself a wall calendar and make a mark on each day that you do some exercise. Keep trying to fill in more days. If you do this, as you establish a routine for your new child, it will become easier to make your exercise part of it.
5. Notice all the positive changes that post pregnancy Pilates brings you - flatter stomach, less lower back ache, less shoulder and upper back ache from breast feeding. Keep reminding yourself why it is important to be constant.
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