Running and Squats!

Hello Everyone!

I am excited to tell you that I have been running again! Before I got pregnant, I used to love to go on long runs. On the local track, around my neighborhood, and especially the beach! I never did a marathon, but I would run 6-6.5 miles at a rapid pace without stopping and I enjoyed it.

But after I got pregnant-BRAKE- I did not want to even think about running. The thought of my tiny baby bouncing around in my womb freaked me out. So I walked, or did water aerobics. Then as I have mentioned in previous posts, I had complications after giving birth that delayed my healing and I had to take it easy much longer than I wanted to.

I tried to run through my neighborhood when I was 3 months PP, and the pain was crippling, so I stopped that and just waited.

Finally, on March 31st (a late birthday present), I went for a run at the track. I ran one long, slow mile without stopping. My lungs were burning, but I did it! I was so invigorated that I knew I needed to start back up again.

Post Run!

So with my darling husband's help, I run about 3 times a week at a park that is quite a distance from us, but is very neat and pretty. It is a perfect setup. My husband puts our little girl in the infant swing (which she absolutely loves) and I run the entire radius of the park. We all have a great time and everybody wins!

So keep that in mind if you have a little one and want to work out!

Now onto my next topic.... Squats...

I did a lot of these when I was doing my 30 challenge, but stopped afterwards. Since then I keep reading about how amazing they are for that perfect bum and toned thighs so I decided I have to start doing them again. Usually I am a go-big-or-go-home kind of girl, so I am doing 50 squats a day indefinitely. I did not put a time limit on this because I need to keep doing them, not just reach some date and then stop again.


So  I hope you join me!

~TabsAbsFitness