Exercise can be a surprisingly efficient way of boosting energy levels, even when you're feeling tired, but research has found that sleep is key for recovery from both physical and psychological stress. Start with walking or a short, gentle jog and work your way up from there, Couch to 5k is a good place to start There are lots of running programmes that will help you to set your pace and build up fitness slowly. Test out a few to see which one works for you. Start off with basic breathing and pelvic floor exercises. If you had a vaginal birth, then you can go for walks as soon as you feel comfortable. Pushing a pushchair is a good way to slowly build strength. Hens lay consistently for about four to five years before the quantity but not necessarily the quality of the eggs diminish.

The key is to take it slow. Don’t push yourself, but instead listen to your body and take your time to build up strength. I've got Sarah Millican saying ‘well done, flower’ as well. I couldn't face some Olympian who has clearly been running 5k since infancy” Between two and four weeks, you can try a few squats, lunges and bridge poses to build up your pelvic floor and core strength. You may want to join a postnatal yoga or pilates class if you want some extra guidance.

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For example, in week one, you start with a brisk five-minute walk, then alternate 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of brisk walking for 20 minutes, three times a week. During week two, after your warm-up, you alternate 90 seconds of running with two minutes of walking, and so on. Overall, a love story to India and its women, whether in India, Pakistan or Bradford, with some beautifully descriptive writing and an enjoyable plot, if rooted in man's inexplicable cruelty to women and Mother India.

Rather than ask her mum and dadima about the letters, Baby decides to go on a voyage of discovery to India, to visit her parents' homeland and see what she can uncover.Her book is extensively researched and carries interviews with archaeologists, scientists and experts as she unearths “the roots of gendered oppression”. She hopes there’s more books to come. Her process is to write in the morning: “I do like getting up a little bit earlier, 5am, it’s bloody early, I’m a morning person, I quite like the quietness. I like being awake when no one else is and you can get it down.” In case you’ve forgotten, your pelvic floor is the group of sling-like muscles that support your uterus, bladder and bowel. Once Baby decides to go to India it continues to explain what she sees, tastes and experiences. How she finds Sid attractive (don't we all!) Whilst on her quest to unearth history. Go and get your feet measured at a proper running shop that does gait analysis. Pre-pregnancy I was a 7D. Post-pregnancy I am a 8.5EE.” 5. Invest in a new sports bra

Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Rani swears by plain hot water first thing. “Every day – it’s become a ritual. Just a hot water, then a cup of tea, Yorkshire Tea, but because I’ve moved to London and I’m a bit fancy now, sometimes Fortnum & Mason’s loose leaf tea,” she says, with a warm laugh. “Yeah, Bradford? What Bradford?” Bird Bites: ‘King Richard’; UK Asian Film Festival Mental health report launch; Japanese Cinema of the Self weekend; Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, India and ‘Arctic Summer’ Some women may be advised that returning to running isn’t an option for them after birth. This might be due to previous health conditions or complications during labour. Baby is 36, she's got her own flat, independence and a job she used to love. However in the eyes of her extended family Baby needs a husband and children. Discovering a cache of letters held by her grandma Baby decides that she needs to escape to 'find herself' and so visits her homeland of India. What she finds is more than she could ever imagine.

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However with the help of her cousin and Sid, she soon begins to feel more ‘at home’ in India: she opens up to the place and realises how much of her true self she has been keeping hidden. Her journey to the Punjab with Sid in search of her ancestors, reveal more of the country to her, and she realises that the letters as not just a story of family history, but that they are also about India itself. They tell the story of a tragic episode of Indian history about which she knows practically nothing: partition. You’ve probably received a leaflet from your health visitor about the importance of pelvic floor exercises after giving birth. But with all the drama, joy and tears of having a newborn baby, it’s something that can easily slip off your lengthy to-do list.