Happiest FriYays to you! It is a gloomy day today, but that isn’t getting me down. I had a big #momwin this morning! Well, a mom win in my book. I pumped for the very first time and got a whopping 8 ounces total AFTER nursing Avri. Boom.
Enough about me getting milked, though. Next week is my 6 week checkout up appointment and I am actually a little nervous. I am hoping to be cleared to start working out again, but then I panic because I don’t know where to start. I seriously feel like I need to start from square one like I have never lifted before and take it extremely slow. As much as I am going to want to pick up that barbell, I am going to have to tell myself no. Body weight, light weights and a lot of mobility and stretching is going to be my go to for at least a month or two. Me being someone who likes high intensity and heavy lifting workouts, this is going to be mentally tough. I am already trying to prepare myself for this long road ahead of me of getting my fitness back. I haven’t even stepped foot in the gym yet and I have mental battles with myself on the daily about it. Once I get into a new routine and the swing of things, this will get better. In the meantime, I am soaking in as many baby snuggles as I can, going on as many walks as this horrible weather will allow and taking this postpartum recovery one day at a time.
Here is a fun challenge for you! I got this workout from a postpartum mommy I follow on instagram, Haley Shevener. I can’t wait to get kettlebells back into my workout routine and once I do, I am definitely going to add this little gem a few times a week. This would be a great workout to do a couple times a week and keep track of your progress. Once you are able to easily do this, add more reps per minute. Let’s do it!
20 Minute EMOM Kettlebell Workout
Every minute on the minute complete 15 kettlebell swings for a total of 20 minutes
Example: If it takes you 45 seconds to do 15 kettlebell swings you have 15 seconds of rest before doing them again.