I had a baby three months ago (she came early but is healthy, happy, and growing like a weed) and I have had success at getting back into a cardio routine - I am able to get a walk/jog in three mornings per week before the baby gets up and I have to go to work and on the weekends I try to take a 1 to 1 1/2 hour walk with my baby (pushing the stroller and including some good size hills). Now, I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate strength training. I've thought of two options. The first is doing one body part per day after work (I don't have alot of extra time in the afternoons with the baby at this point so I'd only have about 20 minutes to devote to strength training if I did it then). The second is to do a full body routine (max of 45 minutes including warm up/cool down) on the two mornings I'm not jogging.
I've never done a rotation for one body part per day so I don't know if this works for someone who has a good chunk of fat to lose or not. I tend to carry extra weight in my hips and thighs and prior to getting pregnant a mix of running and Cathe videos (step, kickboxing, circuits, and heavy weight training) really leaned me out. Maybe I'd be better off doing full body work twice a week - even making one of those a curcuit to get more cardio in. If you've had success with basically working each body part once per week, please let me know.
I'm not looking for a quick fix (I used to work out 1 hour in the morning and another 30 mintues in the afternoon but now I'm willing to wait to get my pre-baby body back if it means cutting my workout time down so I can spend more time with my baby) but if anyone has any suggestions or can share what's worked for them, I'd be greatful.
P.S. I have all of Cathe's DVDs so make any recomendations that you'd like.
I've never done a rotation for one body part per day so I don't know if this works for someone who has a good chunk of fat to lose or not. I tend to carry extra weight in my hips and thighs and prior to getting pregnant a mix of running and Cathe videos (step, kickboxing, circuits, and heavy weight training) really leaned me out. Maybe I'd be better off doing full body work twice a week - even making one of those a curcuit to get more cardio in. If you've had success with basically working each body part once per week, please let me know.
I'm not looking for a quick fix (I used to work out 1 hour in the morning and another 30 mintues in the afternoon but now I'm willing to wait to get my pre-baby body back if it means cutting my workout time down so I can spend more time with my baby) but if anyone has any suggestions or can share what's worked for them, I'd be greatful.
P.S. I have all of Cathe's DVDs so make any recomendations that you'd like.
