| After pregnancy, a woman's upper legs and ankles | | | | days to give your body time to recuperate, especially |
| can appear pudgy because of fat build up. It makes | | | | when you're breastfeeding and settling in on the routine |
| losing weight after pregnancy a pain. Without post | | | | of motherhood. |
| pregnancy workouts, new mothers may never again | | | | With a young one to care for, going to the gym may |
| comfortably fit in skirts, shorts, and skinny jeans. But it | | | | not be a doable post pregnancy workout option. But |
| doesn't have to be so; you can tone your legs in just a | | | | you can still try some classic leg exercises like leg lifts, |
| few months by following a few simple rules. | | | | lunges, and wall sits even at home. Do some three |
| # Leg-Slimming Post Partum Exercise | | | | sets of 30 leg lifts with each leg. In doing wall sits, start |
| To begin with our post pregnancy workouts, let's focus | | | | by holding the sitting position for 15 seconds at a time, |
| on one problem spot, which is your legs. There are | | | | and slowly stand up. Stop when your thighs feel a bit |
| two steps to lose fat off your legs. First is to lose the | | | | shaky and have difficulty supporting you. |
| fat that's making it pudgy, and second is to build | | | | # Food for Fat-Free Legs |
| muscle mass to make your legs leaner. | | | | Good nutrition is just as important as exercise in post |
| There's no magic method here; let's stick with the | | | | pregnancy workouts. Some foods, like those containing |
| time-tested method: enough postpartum exercises to | | | | large amounts of sugar can make your body produce |
| burn off more calories than you eat, and toning and | | | | too much insulin. High levels of insulin in the bloodstream |
| strengthening exercises to produce lean leg muscles. | | | | trigger hunger pangs, so you eat more. The pernicious |
| As always, the best slimming routine contains a | | | | cycle begins as you seek more sugar and carbs to |
| combination of cardio exercise and strength training. It | | | | feed your hunger, which only grows stronger and |
| doesn't matter what kind of cardio exercise you do; | | | | stronger. |
| the secret in post pregnancy workouts is to pick | | | | Eat right by trading off saturated fats for unsaturated |
| something you like and keep at it. To get slim legs fast, | | | | fats that help your heart. Eat complex carbs that |
| you would need to focus naturally on exercises that | | | | come from whole grains, dark green vegetables, and |
| target your legs. It can be just simply treading water in | | | | fruits high in water and fiber. |
| the pool, riding a bicycle, jogging through sand or water. | | | | Don't go shy on the eggs; recent studies suggest that |
| At the proper age, put your baby on a stroller that is | | | | they can actually help you lose weight. Also, calcium |
| specially made for fast speeds, and push your | | | | and green tea are proven fat-burners. Get your |
| newborn as you jog. | | | | calcium from at least three servings of dairy each day, |
| Allot 20 to 30 minutes of your time for your daily | | | | and go for green tea instead of coffee. |
| exercise. Just be sure to take a couple of "break" | | | | |