How to Reduce Belly Fat After Delivery
If you've just delivered your baby, you now have your hands full with feeding, changing and caring for your little one. As you settle in, you may decide it's soon time to get back into shape and reduce belly fat accumulated during pregnancy. With a little activity and a healthy diet, your body should be back to your pre-pregnancy state quickly. Check with your doctor for clearance before you begin any exercise or diet regimen. If you had a C-section, you may need to wait a little longer before you make any dietary or exercise changes.
Instructions
Check with your doctor to confirm you are cleared for exercise. Ask your doctor specifically how much and what types of activity you are able to do following delivery. Eat a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lean proteins. Avoid sugary, high-fat foods. Engage in some form of gentle cardiovascular exercise for at least 20 minutes each day. Try walking around the block with your baby in the stroller, do a low-impact exercise video or head to the gym while your husband or friend watches the baby. Perform several pelvic tilt exercises each day. Stand with feet hip-width apart and knees bent then curl the pelvis forward. Hold for as long as you can, then release. Repeat several times each day. Perform crunches every day. Lay on your back with feet on the floor, legs bent at the knees and hands crossed behind your head. Lift your upper body toward your knees by tightening and contracting your abdominal muscles then release and lower to the ground. Due two to three sets of 20 crunches each day.
