Why do you think it’s important to be fit, as a mama? I still jog, I do ballet barre, I have recently gotten into doing yoga, and I’m a HUGE fan of any Jillian Michaels workout! So for example, I may run one day, do yoga the next, teach classes one, then do a Jillian Michaels DVD at home, and will finally take a couple of days off to rest. On my own time however, I like to mix it up and keep my body guessing.
On those evenings, that is my workout for the day. I usually average about two or three pole classes a week, with one night teaching two classes in a row. My typical workout schedule is usually based around how many pole fitness classes I’m teaching per week – I typically workout four or five days a week. So do you just work out during class, or do you do separate workouts as well? Yes, fast forward six years and I’m still pole dancing and have become an instructor with the studio, Diva Fit, where I started taking classes to pass on my knowledge of fitness and to help other women become strong, sexy, and confident! I loved that not only was a getting an amazing cardio & strength workout, but it didn’t feel like I was working out because I was having such great time.Īfter about a month of taking classes, my best friend from college commented on how amazing my legs looked and I knew that it was working! I was getting those pretty dancer muscles that I have always envied! And on top of ALL of this, I was meeting other moms just like myself & making friends!! Winning!
So I took my friends’ advice, signed up for my first class, and was HOOKED! Within a couple of weeks of taking my first class, I decided to buy a pole for my home to practice on. My daughter was about six months old and although I was nursing, I was at a point where I could leave her for short periods of time between feedings. It was after my first daughter was born in 2008, a girlfriend of mine had just started taking pole dance fitness classes and thought that I might enjoy it. What made you choose those fitness classes to get into shape? Tell me about how you got into pole dancing classes. It was about being healthy and fit, not just for me, but for my daughters. I wanted to look like that – and that’s when it occurred to me that it wasn’t all about being a certain size or about a specific number on the scale. Yes, I was able to get back into my pre-baby clothes, but I was jiggly and gooey and I hated it! I would be out pushing my babies in their stroller and I’d see these other stay-at-home moms who were trim, but had these gorgeous lean muscles. It was more that I realized that even though my body went pretty much back to normal after giving birth, I was one of those “skinny-fat” people. What was it about post-pregnancy that made you realize you needed to get serious about fitness? Was it because you had baby weight to lose? I spent a lot of time on the elliptical at the gym! With my first daughter I gained 25 pounds and I gained 35 pounds with my second, so I still had plenty of baby weight to lose once they were born, regardless of my activity levels during pregnancy. I did workout lightly during both pregnancies, once my morning sickness cleared out by the second trimester. You jogged before pregnancy – did you continue that while you were pregnant? I’ve always been slim (good genes!!) and didn’t really have to work at staying that way until after having babies. And don’t hate me for saying this, but I didn’t really feel like I needed to work out. Prior to having my daughters, the only thing I ever really did to stay active was jog. Alexa is now hooked on an amazing workout, so much so that she’s become an instructor! Meet Alexa.Īlexa, you weren’t always super fit, but did you work out at all before you had children? After having babies, a light went on when she realized it wasn’t about how you look, it’s about how you feel and how healthy you are. Alexa hasn’t always been fit – prior to having her two beautiful daughters, she mainly relied on her genes to keep her fitting into her skinny jeans. Today on Fit Mama Friday, I’m featuring Alexa Schulz, wife to Eric and fit mama to Avah, 6, and Eden, 3.
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