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Day 1: Postpartum Fitness Journal

July 5, 2023

It’s been 8 weeks since I gave birth to my second baby. It’s been strange being off work this long, and I’m looking forward to getting back to it. But I am out of shape! My abs barely know they exist. 

I’ve been a structural integration practitioner, or Rolfer, for 10 years. As a bodyworker, I really enjoy helping people get to a place of less pain and more comfort in their bodies so they can get in shape and have more energy again. It’s a great upward trajectory because once you feel better you have more energy, exercise more, feel even better, etc. I’ve experienced it before, but I know getting started us the hardest part. And I have a ways to go before I get back to work in August! Performing a Rolfing session requires full body strength. 

So here goes. Holding myself accountable and taking you along on this journey with me to get myself ready for giving back to back Rolfing sessions again. 

Day 1: 8 weeks since Sheela’s birth. Getting restless and feeling ready to get back in shape. I’ve been taking walks and doing a few sun salutations in the morning, a few times a week respectively. When I try to run I can tell my pelvic floor is not ready. Today I committed to doing one tabata every day to build up my core strength. Starting with a half tabata of pilates-type tabletops. Tabatas, if you haven’t heard of them are a wonderful invention from a Japanese PT who discovered that this specific formula of work and rest intervals produced much better results than a regular old 4 minutes of working out. It’s 20 seconds of exercise, 10 seconds of rest, for 8 repetitions. When you’re doing just one of those suckers every day, I have experienced great results in the past. 

Coming off of a good long rest after giving birth, I was surprised how weak my core felt, even though I was expecting it. 4 20-second holds of a tabletop position (see photo) was a major workout today! Going for a walk with a friend, and that should do it. More tomorrow!

Day 7: my first day doing a full tabata!

July 31, 2023
Day 7: my first day doing a full tabata!Well, being a mother of two young children and running a business provide a lot of opportunities for things to get lost in the cracks–Legos and postpartum journals both. But here are some more selections, and I will keep posting in odd moments. Day  8: i was able to do my 1 tabata but that was about it for exercise as we got ready to go visit my in laws on their river property in Tennessee. First plane trip for new baby sheela, lots of packing and prep to do! I was grateful to have such s quick effective workout to do.Day 10,11: we traveled to Tennessee and I did end up skipping both travel days as well as a few of the last days. But there’s nothing like floating down a river in a life jacket rolling your whole lower body side to side for core work!Day 12: I recruited my brother and sister in law into doing my tabata a day plan, so there were two if then to help me get back on the horse! Feeling slightly stronger.

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{This post will be getting larger gradually, so bear with me.}Sourcepoint therapy is awesome. I was an energy skeptic until fell into it when it was part of a Rolfing session I received and I was like “What was that?! I have to learn it!”In my experience, Sourcepoint can help people with:Stress, insomia, low energy, being down or stuck emotionally, scattered, triggered/trauma response, anxiety, and even physical painsSo it’s pretty relevant right now–come try it out! Special intro price–first session for $60

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