Fitness as someone with 2 children and no village?

Hey, I’m really keen to improve my health now I’m 6 weeks postpartum, I’m more than two stone heavier than I was before I got pregnant and I just don’t feel myself, fitness was a big part of my life pre-kids.

Any tips for finding time for exercise with a bab and toddler, when you are doing it alone 80% of the time?

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I was an avid walker before kids. Constantly out on the local moors. I've just been going to parks and nature reserves for walks. Outside, some kind of exercise and kids get some fresh air and a play on a park if theres one around. Nothing like what I used to do or gym but with a heavy pram I see it as a work out. I try and get out at least once a week. Lifting the pram is the weights, uphill with a pram resistance and long ish walks stamina. Just adapting to what I can do and a coffee for myself at the end

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Not sure if you're a fan on TV time but we do kids workout vids, even harder when baby is strapped to me. Daily walks to nursery or with toddler on their bike, family yoga with baby lying down when awake and toddler copying me or visa versa. We have dance parties where toddler and I pick a song and dance our hearts out and finally the 'copy' game where I copy toddler's moves while baby wearing for weights (this is admittedly hard). This is just a way to get movement in, I'm not sure on your little ones age but you aren't alone, any movement counts.

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It's hard at this stage but with my first I went for long walks with my son and on calorie deficit diet. Lost a bit of weight before our holiday.

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