Don’t get me wrong, having a child is a beautiful thing but that doesn’t mean that there can’t be an operation snap back after the baby has been born. I mean think about it, yes giving birth is a beautiful thing but sometimes the birth of a child can leave behind a lot of not so beautiful imperfections. Make no mistake about it; some women wear their flaws like a badge of honor. Others would prefer to do without the stretch marks and kangaroo pouch better know as the after birth tummy syndrome.
I know when I had my children, my tummy was the one thing that bothered me after they were born. As women, we have to endure so much. I mean it ‘d be nice if we had a remedy that could afford us the luxury of bringing another beautiful life into this world and still being able to look like we did pre-baby…but postpartum!
I mean I’d tried every fly by night diet and at home remedy that I could think of; but, for some reason, my mid-section didn’t seem to want to be renewed. Finally, at my wits end with the whole ordeal and willing to try anything; I made up in my mind that I would start eating a more healthy diet. With my new choice of foods, I could see the difference in the way my midsection had begun to look. However; it was nothing extremely noticeable to where someone in passing would be able to stop and congratulate me on my awesome results. I was tired, and I knew that I had to find something else.
Lose The Baby Weight — Without Really Trying
After trying what I thought to be everything in the book and nothing getting rid of my kangaroo pouch, I decided to give one last thing a try. I decided to let my husband take the lead. I mean after all he is a certified personal trainer. He showed me a few abdominal exercises that would help to provide me with more favorable results. I vowed to give myself (or him rather) thirty days, and if what he was showing me didn’t prove to be helping I was prepared to give up altogether.
Now, I had the perfect remedy, to getting rid of my kangaroo pouch. I had already cleaned up my eating habits, and now I had the exercises to help. I stuck to my workout routines and continued with my healthy eating for exactly thirty days, and I’ll tell you no lie that this was the best thing to ever happen to me!
So astonished by my thirty-day results that I have now made these workouts a permanent fixture in my workout routines and because I achieved such great results, I am prepared to give you for FREE what most would have to pay for.
Listed below are 3 of the most beneficial ab exercises used to target the lower tummy and help tighten the area that women sometimes refer to as the kangaroo pouch.
LEG RAISES
Lay on your back with your palms to your side. Your hands should be facing downward. Stretch your legs outward and point your toes towards the ceiling/sky. Without bending your knees, squeeze your stomach and lift your legs upward into a 90-degree angle and back down without allowing the heels of your feet to touch the ground. Repeat these steps until you have complete three sets of 10 (feel free to add more reps as you feel comfortable). Your back should not hurt while doing this if it does please do not continue with this exercise.
FOREARM PLANK
Your body should be on the ground (tummy kissing the floor). Your forearms should be on the ground with your palms lying flat and facing the ground. To balance yourself, position your feet (as if you’re doing a push-up) so that you can hold yourself in the up position. Once you have that, the goal is to be able to hold yourself as long as you can with only the help of your forearms and toes. You can start by holding this position for 30 seconds. You can gradually increase the number of seconds you hold this position. Try doing three reps at a time with only 15 second rests in between.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
You should be on the floor in push-up position. Your arms are to be shoulder width apart. Squeezing your tummy (using your right leg) bring your knee up to your chest and back down to the ground. Repeat the exercise using your left leg. Continue this process alternating between your right and left leg. Start out with sets of 20 on each leg, for a total of three reps.
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