Postpartumish
I am 9.5 months post partum from a c-section and still very out of shape. It's been 9 months of spending a lot of time sitting on the couch or on the floor with baby. My wrists and thumbs hurt from time to time when they get fatigued from holding her. My back aches from contact naps on the recliner. I would love to get stronger to help my posture and pain as well as to be better at holding her for long periods of time and with schlepping her million pound carseat. I do also desperately need some cardio for pulmonary health.
I checked out the postpartum program but would something else be better because I'm not a freshly postpartum mom?
Any suggestions? I can't say I was in great shape pre-baby, so I'd really need to ease into it.
I've also NEVER been sure how to incrementally get stronger, I always just feel like I'm winging it. How do you know what dumbbell size to use and when to size up?