<a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/jun2007/picture27086.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/jun2007/images/27086/240x241.aspx" title="jane fonda" alt="jane fonda" align="right" border="0" height="202" hspace="4" width="201"></a>Okay new moms, are you ready to sweat? That was me doing my best aerobics instructor voice. But it's true, <a href="http://www.cleverparents.com/2007/06/18/fit-mom-fit-family-why-exercise-is-important-after-baby/" target="_blank">post-natal exercise can be helpful for all the reasons</a> this nice personal trainer Tracey Mallett hits us with: <br>
<ol><li><i>Helps to reduce post-natal depression known as the “baby bluesâ€</i></li><li><i>Quicker recovery back to your pre-pregnancy body</i></li><li><i>Increased much-needed energy</i></li><li><i>Stress release (time to focus on yourself) <br></i></li></ol>
<p>She also shares a good exercise for diastasis recti, a.k.a. "what
the hell happened to my abs?" Sorry, but when baby needs room to
expand, sometimes there's a little eminent domain involved. Overall the
tips here are fabulous, though I'll add one to the ways to <a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/06/05/salsa-class-for-moms-and-babies-shake-up-post-partum-bleghhhhs.aspx">find time to exercise</a>:
if you have a partner or neighbor or relative who will watch the baby,
go forth and exercise. I never had the discipline to get up early and
go running until I was a new mom, and jogging was my alone time. All of
the sudden panting, lumbering, and perspiring looked so much more
appealing.</p>
