I've always prided myself of being a relatively fit person. I keep a very active lifestyle. I replaced the basketball and track in high school with hiking, mountain biking and walking in college. But trying to get activity started post partum is turning out to be harder than I could've imagined. I had to give up my regular power-walk routine when I was about 7 1/2 months pregnant due to back pain, and I just haven't had the time or energy the first couple of months after giving birth. But last week the hubs bought me a bitchin' new Schwinn for my birthday. Banana yellow with white trim. So today I decided to give it a little test run around the neighborhood...and I was pathetic. I only made it about a mile before I started seeing stars. My legs started burning and I was completely out of breath. I guess they don't call the neighborhood Alamo Heights for nothing. I barely made it home and now my head is spinning and I've got jello legs. Please excuse me while I retreat to the enjoyment of the feeling of the cold bathroom floor on my face.
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Trust me....it gets easier every day! I could barley make it through a class when my little guy was born and now I do power yoga 6 days a week. They say it takes 9 months to get back to normal, it took me about 14 but it does happen! Plus now that you have "enjoyed" the pains of childbirth, any exercise, even painful, pales in comparison!
Wow, what a bike! I know how you feel - I recently decided to start jogging and, not only are my attempts pitiful, but my legs are ridiculously sore afterward!
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