When you’re ready to return to exercise after having a baby, it can be helpful to define your goals and priorities and to discover your true WHY.
Too often we stop at a high level ‘why’ which doesn’t keep us motivated in the long run. Stick with me as we uncover the steps to staying in the game when we don’t feel like exercising or prioritizing our own health.
When it comes to postpartum fitness goals, know that your goals are likely different than your friend, cousin, sister, co-worker, neighbors, etc. who just had a baby. When we start comparing our own journey to someone else’s journey, it becomes very difficult to ever feel successful.
Some of your goals may include:
Tossing Common Roadblocks to the Curb
I understand that many moms are pressed for time and struggle to find even a moment to think about how to achieve their postpartum fitness goals or which exercises to perform. Juggling work, household responsibilities, and child care can make it seem impossible to carve out time for oneself. Your demanding schedule often leaves minimal space for planning fitness routines or researching the most effective ways to meet your postpartum fitness goals.
Some common questions I hear from moms that tend to prevent them from returning to exercise after giving birth:
If you have asked any of these questions, please know that you aren’t alone. If you’re ready to get started, contact me today.
You are important and so is your health. Too often moms tell me they simply don’t have the time, energy, or money to take care of their own health. Yet they find themselves spending countless dollars on quick fixes that never help them reach their goals. They have little energy, they are overwhelmed with their everyday life and they don’t know where to find more time.
However, the moms who take time to exercise and improve their nutrition find they have more energy and accomplish more, stop wasting money on quick fixes, start living a life they love and finally reach their health goals.
So, what are you waiting for? Let’s discover your why!
Discovering Your Why
The first step to reaching your postpartum fitness goals is to identify why you want to make a change in the first place. When we know our why, we have clear direction and purpose. Once we know where we want to go and why, the journey becomes easier. You may find you have to dig down deep to find the answers and it’s possible some uncomfortable emotions come up – and that’s ok. We’re human!
Some moms tell me their goal is to lose weight, but their ultimate why is because they deserve to feel amazing!
Some moms want to be a positive influence on their children.
Other moms want to live to see their grandkids.
I encourage you to complete the questions below and to hang your final ‘why’ where you will see it daily. Then, when you don’t feel like prioritizing your health, take a look at your WHY and see if it helps you move in the right direction.
Let’s see what you’ve got! Really take some time to think about these answers so you can discover your true why.
Do you feel any different? If yes, describe the feeling in ONE word.
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