How long after giving birth can I exercise?

Some female friends have changed their figures after giving birth, and they have become obese. If they do not pay attention to fitness, many diseases will be caused by obesity. Postpartum women hope that they can return to their slim figure before giving birth, so they will do fitness a few days after giving birth. Although fitness can effectively lose weight and restore a good figure, it takes more time to exercise after giving birth. This issue needs to be analyzed carefully.

How long after giving birth can you start exercising and losing weight? Mothers should follow the principle of gradual progress and do what they can when doing postpartum exercise. Start with light exercise. Any slightly intense exercise should be arranged after 42 days after giving birth, and it is best to get permission from a doctor. In addition, strenuous exercise is not recommended during menstruation.

Generally speaking, mothers who give birth naturally and do not have postpartum hemorrhage can get out of bed and walk around 2 to 3 days after delivery, and do some pelvic contraction exercises after 3 to 5 days, and do soft gymnastics or stretching exercises two weeks after delivery. For mothers who have given birth by cesarean section, it depends on the healing of the wound. Generally speaking, they can start stretching exercises one month after delivery, and it is suitable to do exercises to train the abdominal muscles 6 to 8 weeks after delivery.

In addition, obstetricians and gynecologists also remind that mothers should follow the principle of gradual progress and do what they can when doing postpartum exercise, starting with light exercise. Any slightly intense exercise should be arranged after 42 days after delivery, and it is best to get permission from a doctor. In addition, strenuous exercise during menstruation is not recommended.

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Three principles that postpartum mothers should follow when exercising

Avoid strenuous exercise

Engaging in strenuous exercise to lose weight immediately after delivery is likely to affect the recovery of the uterus and cause bleeding. In severe cases, it may cause further damage to the surgical wound or vulvar incision during delivery.

Choose light to moderate intensity aerobic exercise

Aerobic exercise has excellent fat-burning effects, including jogging, brisk walking, swimming, aerobic dance, etc., and it must last at least 12 to 15 minutes to be effective.

Peace of mind

Once you have established the belief in postpartum fitness, on the one hand you cannot give up halfway, and on the other hand you should not rush for success, and you should face postpartum weight loss with a calm mind.

Losing weight after childbirth is not an easy task, and you need to master the time for fitness. The time for fitness after childbirth is very short, and the health hazards caused are still very large. If you do not pay attention to the time of fitness, it is easy to have postpartum sequelae. When pregnant mothers exercise after childbirth, they should follow the above principles. Only in this way can the mother have a good figure.