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If you haven’t exercised for awhile and wish to start back at the gym then the best thing is to take it slowly. Rushing to do 20 hours in the first week will only cause you to loose momentum and your more likely to quite rather then carry on long term. Small amounts of exercise on a regular basis is key – at the gym if you decide to start using the treadmill then rather than try and run 2 miles in on hit start of slowly. Do 10 mins of running followed by some weights to help tone the muscles and then perhaps some more cardio exercise.

After the exhausting child birth experience many mums feel drained and tired. Exercise is the last thing on there mind. But sometimes it’s needed to bring the energy levels back up and help relax the body. Small amounts of exercise will also help bring your body back into shape and improve your fitness helping you feel better all around.

This doesn’t need to be a strenuous gym work out. To start with it’s advised to start with small bits. Walking for about 15mins for example is a excellent start. Things like the postnatal exercises will help strengthen the pelvic muscles.

Eating well during any stage of your life is key to how you’ll feel. It’s a given fact that if someone eats fatty foods, snacks on foods with high fat and sugar content then they are more likely to feel sluggish and lethargic. This is a circle where if they feel like this then they are less likely to feel the urge to exercise and as a result they will start putting on the pounds. Someone on the other hand who eats healthy foods including fruit and vegetables, will have more energy and as a result will be more likely to carry out a more active routine helping keep the weight steady.

There are many diets around which claim to help loose weight fast – some of these cut out vital food groups which the body needs and is recommended by health professionals. An example is the protein diet which introduces shakes and soups to the diet in replacement of meals – these cut out carbs totally and as such only specified foods even specific vegetables and in many cases this means no fruit at all. As the diet provides all the meals in the form of milkshakes, soups, snack bar etc it is expensive to maintain. However short term yes people do claim to have lost weight but the key question is will they be able to maintain it when they come off the diet.

Health professionals advise that each of our meals should include carbs, proteins, milk/diary products and fruit and vegetables. Out of this the biggest portion should be of the vegetables and carbs such as pasta, breads and rices. The sugary foods are at a minimal and form the smallest portion of the meal. This will allow the body to get all the correct vitamins and minerals needed to maintain a healthy body. With this portions size must be considered, larger portions mean more calories and generally it will be more then what the body needs – the portion needs to be a reasonable amount as long term this determines the amount of calories being consumed and will effect weight loss.