Emily Ricketts is a fitness trainer, with a large following on Instagram. She recently welcomed her second child, and is documenting her postpartum weight loss on her page. In a recent post, Ricketts talked about feeling like she has to start over in her fitness journey, and how she’s approaching it. “The reason I say postpartum training is humbling is because it forces you to become a beginner again… There is no fast forward, no rewind, just the present moment that you have to go through and GROW through. As hard as that is to realise, if you flip it the other way how great is it to be given a chance to rebuild and restore in the way that YOU want to.”
1. She Moves Forward
In her Instagram post’s caption, Ricketts revealed that she is focusing on moving forward in her fitness journey. “They say when your baby is born you are reborn too and I truly believe this on so many levels. I think it’s so easy to feel unmotivated and discouraged if you’re constantly looking ‘back’ and chasing what you were or what you used to be able to do. There is no going back - just growing forwards 🤎”
2. She Does Core Workouts
Ricketts does a lot of core workouts to stay in shape. In her Instagram post, she is seen doing both hanging and laying down crunches. She also shared some more core workouts in this video, captioning it, “Restore your CORE 👊🏻I’m 7 weeks postpartum which means I’m now in my 2nd week back to training. Things are slow, steady, structured and this is exactly what one of my core workouts looked like! I’m doing 2 x core restoration workouts a week - all from @empowerbyem Restore Core 💪🏻”
3. She’s Motivated
Ricketts makes sure to stay motivated when it comes to working out. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “HOW…I just kept showing up 👊🏻This wasn’t about having something to prove. It wasn’t about ‘getting my body back’ after having a baby. It was about REBUILDING my strength inside and out. I took it day by day, and focused on my journey not anyone else’s. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: Only YOU can show up for yourself. And ‘showing up’ looks and feels different to every single one of us 💪🏻 focus on your journey, at your pace. Whether it takes 16 weeks or 16 months to get you closer to where you want to be, it’s YOUR journey, nobody else’s ❤️”
4. She Cooks
Ricketts makes sure to eat a healthy diet. One way she does that is by cooking. She shares a lot of her favorite healthy recipes on Instagram. In this post, Ricketts made a healthier cheesecake. She captioned it, “This is perfect for making the night before ready for the next morning - a game changer for those busy mama mornings! You can mix up the fruit / toppings depending on what you’ve got to hand! 487 kcals | 32g Protein. You’ll need: 150g 0% Greek yoghurt. 10g peanut butter. 2 x weetabix (I used the high protein ones). 15g granola. 1 banana. 60ml skimmed milk. It’s best to store in the fridge for 30 mins to help the base set, even better overnight. So quick and easy to grab in the mornings when you’ve only got 1 hand free and 5 mins to eat breakfast!!”
5. She Loves Salads With Chicken
Ricketts shared her recipe for a salad with roasted chicken in this video. She captioned it, “HIGH PROTEIN LOADED SALAD 🥗 this is so summery + fresh + makes the best leftovers! You can mix up the veggies with whatever you have in the fridge! Ingredients: - 2-3 chicken breast - 1 handful pea shoots - 1 handful spinach - Cherry tomatos - Edamame beans - Red onion - Radish - Quinoa (2 portions) - Fresh coriander - 1 tsp mixed seeds - 1 tsp olive oil - Salt + pepper.”
