How mothers lose weight

Effective Exercise Program To Lose Weight After Pregnancy This post natal weight loss article is contributed by Susan Brown. After their pregnancy period, moms can choose exercises as a way to lose weight fast. However, due to the increased commitment and responsibility towards the new born baby, it is therefore more desirable to have an exercise routine that works the metabolism real hard in the shortest possible workout time, so you get back to your lean and fit body. The followings are a few exercise routines that can help new mothers to lose weight quickly.

Weight Training
You want to strengthen your lost muscle mass as you recover from long period of lay off during pregnancy. Resistance training improves muscle density and builds lean muscles. Usually you will need simple equipment like a exercise ball or dumbbells for this type of exercise but you may also make use of your body weight for resistance training, such as lunges or squats. As you work on your muscle groups, you are also stoking your metabolism and more of your baby fat will get burnt off.


Compound Exercises
If your objective to lose weight fast after pregnancy, then you may just have to swop isolation exercises for compound exercises. Compound exercise is more effective as it works on several muscle groups simultaneously. Here, many muscle fibers need to be fed with constant supply of energy at the same time and resulted more calories getting burnt. A compound exercises like squats will burn much more calories as you are focusing on a relatively large muscle group compared to a isolated exercise such as ab crunches. Squats will require your lower back, legs and buttock muscles to work in sync whereas crunches only work your stomach muscle.


Group exercises
Make sure your exercise routine covers your full body. One way to do that is by splitting your workout into one that is focusing on your upper body and the other one for your lower body. When you do this, your metabolism is kept up and efficient to burn fat in a continuous fashion. And like point no 2, since you are working more muscle groups, burning more calories is the result you will get.


Low reps and rests
One proven method to really push your workout is to go all out for every routine of your exercises in short cycles. Do between 8 to 10 reps per set and rest for a quick 30 to 60 seconds, and tehn repeat the routine. You will keep your metabolism going strong and more fat burnt in a relatively short time.


Moderate cardio exercises
One thing you must realize is that while cardio exercises burn calories, just like any other exercises, it is not that effective to burn your baby fat. Cardio is great when it comes to strengthening your heart and building endurance and it does burn calories as you do that. But it is not meant to provide lean muscles.

Resistance training is the best form of exercise for well toned muscles. So keep cardio workout in moderation in the mean time, and alternate this with resistance training to get a more balanced workout.


As you attempt to lose post-pregnancy weight fast, pay attention also to a healthy lifestyle and incorporate healthy eating habits. It is an indication of how you want to live. And a positive outlook on life will ensure your overall well being, both physically and mentally, and live life full of possibilities and love.






Reader's Contribution - This article is contributed by Susan Brown.