Losing Weight After Baby

Does 15 minutes sound like a long time to workout? No - that's what I said when I first tried Fit Yummy Mummy workouts designed by Holly Rigsby.

What Holly teaches is that resistance training using our own body weight, hand weights, or kettlebells are the fast, simpliest, and most effective exercises women can do to get fit, especially women that have had babies.

Each workout consists of short circuits with minimal rest that actually targets your entire body. Circuits are completed 3 times and then the next circuit is started until you get all three circuits in. See the video in this hub for an example of 15 minute kettlebell workout that you can do to get started.

Our bodies are different, we have stretched out abdomens that don't seem to respond to traditional exercise such as long intense cardio sessions. Plus, we have less time than we did before we had kids to attack our trouble spots.

If you are interested in learning more about how to lose weight after baby, I encourage you to try the exercise circuits showcased in this hub or check out my new blog dedicated to Losing Weight After Baby. You can also follow me on twitter at @loseweightmama where I am daring moms to take 15 minutes a day to lose weight after pregnancy.

For this workout, you are going to perform a 3 circuits. Each circuit consists of 2 exercises that are done one after the other without stopping then you repeat those exercises 3 times to complete a set. Rest 30 seconds between each circuit. When you have a completed a set or circuit 3 times, rest for 1 minute before you start the next set of circuits. If you need instruction on how to do each exercise, you can look them up in Body Builders exercise library

WarmUp 5 minutes - I use my mini trampoline, running and jumping until I can feel that my legs and arms are ready. Craig Ballentine of Turbulence Training advocates doing body weight exercies such as pushups and squats to get warmed up.

Circuit A = Body Weight Squats (8-12) + Push Ups (8-12) done in succession with no rest

rest 30 seconds then repeat circuit A 2 more times - when set is complete rest for 1 minute

Circuit B = StepUps (10-15) + Underhand Row( 8-12) done in succession with no rest

rest 30 seconds then repeat circuit B 2 more times - when set is complete rest for 1 minute

Circuit C = Mountain Climbers (8-12) + Plank (15 seconds) done in succession with no rest

rest 30 seconds then repeat circuit C 2 more times - when set is complete rest for 1 minute

Cool Down 5 Minutes - Your cool down can be whatever you like. I personally do light stretching and some Yoga positions. I find that my body is much more responsive to Yoga when it is warmed from exercise.