There is a way to lose the weight after having kids - and
it doesn't have to take hours out of your day or mean that
you can't eat anything ever again. In fact, 15 minutes, a
couple times per week may be enough to get you the results
that you're looking for and make you happy with yourself
and confident again.
Hard to believe, isn't it?
Imagine how hard it was for my wife to believe me when I
told her. You can believe that she's always been my
toughest customer. But, when she finally did give these
exercise techniques a chance, she loved the results.
Here's what she had to say:
My name is Tammi Kauppinen and I had my fifth child (yes,
5th!) in October of 2005. I was 34 years old and after
having Keion, I, like every other mom, wanted to lose the
baby weight that I put on during pregnancy (which by the
way was 43 pounds). I am a fairly small person to begin
with so this was a lot of weight to put on for me.
Before I go on, let me tall you that after having my fourth
child I worked hard, ate somewhat healthy and got down to a
size 2 and some 4's. When I say that I worked hard, I mean
I WORKED HARD. I got up 5 days a week at 4:30 am to get to
the gym to get in my 1 1/2 hours at the gym. Rain or
shine, and even during a February snowstorm where I ended
up in the ditch I dragged myself in to work out. I did
weights for about 40 minutes and the rest of the time I
spent on the cardio machines. I rotated between the
treadmill (which I HATE running), the elliptical, the
stairclimber and all the other machines at the gym. I got
so that I could do 60 minutes of hard intense cardio. I
totally saw the results and really didn't have to curb my
eating habits. (I am a very much a chips and salsa girl.
Anything with salt and I am in heaven!)
So right before I got pregnant with my 5th baby, I weighed
about 117 pounds and I am 5'7'. I was fit if I do say so
myself. I tried sticking with my workout program once I
got pregnancy, but it's hard to stick with something so
intense! Especially the 4:30 am thing, I just wanted to
sleep.
Anyway, I'm sure that if you have gotten this far you are
wondering why I am writing this and it is NOT to brag trust
me! After babe number five, I just still couldn't get
motivated to eat healthy again and lose the weight, plus
there was no way that I was going to get back up at 4:30 am
after being up all night with an infant. I decided that I
was just going to have to be 15 pounds heavier and that I
would have to learn to live with it.
Then I listened to a "wise" man and tried a different type
of workout. That man turned out to be my husband, Tim.
Now, if you're like me, the last person you want to admit
is right is your hubbie. So, I ignored his advice for a
long time. Even though he had been a successful athlete
and coach for years, there was no way I was going to give
him the satisfaction of being able to say "I told you so".
But, eventually I got so frustrated with myself and the
lack of results I was getting from "regular" cardio that I
decided to give his way a shot. And (for only the second
time that I'm willing to admit it to him), he was right.
What Tim suggested was to add more intensity to my
workouts. To include short, intense bursts in my workouts
- sprint interval training, he called it. More
specifically Tim told me about his favorite type of
interval training - running hill sprints.
Remember that I HATE running, but I gave it a try (without
telling my dear husband, of course). But seriously, after
one workout, I was hooked. All it has taken for me to lose
all of my baby weight and stick to my not so great diet has
been hill sprinting. I started wearing the clothes I
wanted to - and was excited to shop in all my favorite
stores again.
For me the best thing about these workouts is that it takes
only 15 minutes of my time, a day and two per week. I saw
results within one week and I could still eat what I wanted
and was losing flab! Plus, it's about as close to free as
you can get. All you need is yourself and some sort of
hill or stairs - and it doesn't matter what kind of shape
you're in now ( because you can adjust this training to any
fitness level).
Are there other ways to get back in shape? Sure, I am not
saying that working out hard at the gym isn't worth it. But
I know that I haven't found a more efficient, more
effective way to blowtorch the blubber off than by running
these sprints.
If you're a busy mom like me, with limited time but the
desire to get back into pre-baby weight (no matter how many
kids you've had), then I strongly suggest you give uphill
fitness training a chance. I know you'll be as happy with
your results as I am. Just don't tell my husband that he
was right.
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Tim Kauppinen and his wife Tamara live with their five
children near Madison Wisconsin. Tim (or Coach K), has over
20 years experience as an athlete, personal trainer and
coach. Coach K is the author of the Uphill Fitness
Training Program and the Vertical Velocity Fitness System.
He also publishes a FREE daily training email newsletter.
Both can be contacted through their website at
http://www.makesyoufast.com
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