As a fitness editor, I’ve spent the last decade writing about how to build a strong core, how to sculpt muscles, how to run faster and the best tech to help you monitor your progress. I’ve run five marathons, and when I became pregnant, I was adamant I’d be back in my running shoes and taking on the London Marathon three months after giving birth. How naive I was.
I was lucky enough to have an uncomplicated pregnancy and a "normal" delivery. My doctor cleared me for light exercise after a couple of weeks, and I was able to run again at six weeks. My mid-section, however, took far longer than I anticipated to recover.
