Monday, October 28, 2013

I'm blogging, not bullying

Long time no blog!  So it's been 3 months since I gave birth to my bundle of joy and this is my latest bathroom selfie (sorry for the sour face, it's just not as fun taking bare belly photos without the cute baby bump)....


Not bad, right?!  Some people think because I'm a personal trainer I live in a gym, but those people couldn't be more wrong.  First of all, I do in-home training, so I don't even go to a gym to train my clients, I go to their homes - not to mention I personally haven't stepped foot in a gym since a month before the arrival of my baby boy.  I also don't work out with my clients (unless I'm using their session/workout as my workout for the day), there is such a thing as over exercising and I don't care for that. I simply write workouts for my clients, hold them accountable, and make sure they do the exercises correctly.  With all that being said, ANYONE can achieve my pre and post baby gut.  

Here's what my typical day entails:

  • taking care of baby
  • training clients
  • writing workouts and plans for clients
  • taking care of dogs
  • house chores
  • working out myself

For those of you with babies, you know that everyday is different, hence why I just have bullets of what I do everyday and not an actual schedule.  For the purpose and this blog, I will only talk about the workout aspect of my day.  To start off, I never do it when Jack (my baby) is napping, that's just an excuse waiting to happen... "the baby woke up!  I guess that means my workout is over."  However, that's not the main reason I don't workout when Jack naps, I workout while he's awake because he loves it!  He loves watching me do burpees, jumping jacks, lifting dumbbells, you name it.  He kicks his legs and moves his arms like crazy, as if he's imitating me.  I also engage him in each workout.  I count enthusiastically, talk to him in between sets about the exercises and how tired mommy is... he seriously loves workout time!  He also loves when we go walking or jogging outside.  He seems to enjoy looking at the trees and getting fresh air.  As long as he is fed before, he is good to go.  It's a great activity to get babies stimulated, plus I believe you're creating a healthy lifestyle for them by showing the importance of physical activity in your daily routine.

In conclusion, exercising with a baby is completely possible and extremely enjoyable (if you ask me and baby Jack).  That being said, I hope no one takes this entry as me being a "bully."  You know what I'm talking about:

 
When I saw this picture a few weeks ago on facebook I thought "Damn, she looks good, especially after having three kids, plus they're all back to back!"  Then I heard that people were saying she was a bully. Come on!  How is this bullying? She's trying to inspire people because she looks great.  The people that are bashing her for being a fit mom are not only the actual bullies, but haters because they're just jealous that they're too lazy to find the time to workout but seem to have enough time to browse the internet and give their hateful 2 cents about a hot mama... but that's just my take on it.  

Have a nice day and get a workout in!  It will make it even nicer :)