This is a short instructional YouTube fitness video led by Autumn Calabrese (with friend Stacy and daughter Bella) demonstrating stroller-based postpartum exercises to help "lose the baby weight." The instructor describes limitations after a C-section, recommends walking (3–5 minute warm-up twice daily) and shows a sequence of stroller exercises usable during neighborhood walks: walking lunges, standing oblique crunches, squats with a row, and stroller push/pull core work. Emphasis is on posture (shoulders back, belly button drawn in), keeping the stroller close, and approximate repetitions (about 10 per side/movement). The video encourages moms to stop during walks to perform short sets and to enjoy being outside with the baby.
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All right, moms, we're talking about how to lose the baby weight. So I have a stroller workout for you today. I have one of my very good friends, Stacy, here with her daughter Bella. They're gonna help us out today. But just to let you guys know, when I had my son, I had a C section. So I couldn't do a whole lot at the beginning, but one of the things I could do was walk. So I would put him in the stroller twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. So we're gonna go over some of the stuff that I would do when I was out on the walks with him and some things that you guys can do. All you need is a good stroller. You can pop the baby in there and a res band. You can get these@beachbody.com so things to remember. We're always going to focus on our posture. So shoulders back, tummy in, and you want to keep the stroller close to you so that you don't end up getting too rounded. We would start with a three to five minute walk, which we've already done. So we're going to just get into our first exercise, which is walking lunges. So what you do is you keep your hands there and as you push, you're just going to do a little lunge step together, and then do the other leg lunge step together. Let's do two more just so they can really see it. So Stacy's keeping keeping a 90 degree angle in both of her knees. Perfect. Let's back it up a little bit. So while you're out on your walk, you're going, you're going for five minutes. You stop the walking, you can do 10, 20 of those, however many your legs can handle, and then you go back into your walking. The next exercise you would do is a standing oblique crunch. So we're going to put this under here super easy. Again, you're going to stop for these and we're just going to go here. Crunch and down. Crunch and down. You do 10 on each side? Yep. And then switch. So you get a couple in on the other side, squeezing. So she's working her obliques. She's keeping her belly button in tight. Again, we're not over here all day doing them. We're just doing 10 on each side. It gets the core involved. Good. And then we're gonna go on to the next leg exercise. So you would go back to walking again. And then what we're gonna do is this one's a squat. So Your feet are hip width apart. Start the stroller close to you. When you go down into your squat, you're gonna out. You're going to row it back into you. Staying in that squat. Stand up. Good. You're going to row out, pull her back and stand up. Yep. And you would do 10 of them. Pull it back. So every time she pulls back, she's working her back muscles, her posture muscles. When we breastfeed, when we carry the baby, our posture starts to go here, and then we end up like this. And that's not cute. So this helps pull it all back. Let's do one more.
And very nice. Good. So let's hit the abs again, because that's a big one.
Right? It's brutal. So let me show it to you. First, you're gonna stand here, hand on the stroller. So you're gonna push her away from you and pull her back. So you get a little stretch and a push, and you pull her back. And we would do 10 on each side. And it's fun for the kids. They're in there. Mommy's pushing them. Yep. And always drawing that belly button in super tight. You feel that in there? Good.
If you're out in the neighborhood, don't be embarrassed to stop and do it. It's about you and your health. If you're at the park, you can stop and do it there. Get outside with the baby, enjoy it. Good. Let's switch to the other side just so that you get both sides evenly. That's the dancer in me. I'm like, you gotta do both sides. Right. Everything's gotta be super even. Bella. Is that fun? No.
Good. Last one.
And rest. Okay, so now we're going to pull out the resistance band. Belly. You want to see Mommy do an exercise? No. No, that's her favorite word. She's three. So what you're going to do is you're actually going to stand on the resistance band. Feet are going to be just a little wider than your hips. So you're going to do a side lunge with a row. So you're going to go bend the knee, pull it up, Bend the knee, pull it up. So go ahead, stand on there. Does it matter how far over you go on here? Yes. So what you're gonna do is, because this is a lighter resistance band, you actually want your foot closer to the handle. Yep. And then bring that other foot on there, too, just to hold it in place. So this leg isn't really doing anything. This one's gonna bend, but switch hands here yeah. So bend that right knee. And good. Stand up and row. Yes. Abs in. So she's working her quads, she's working her booty, she's working her inner thigh. And then she's getting a little of the back of the shoulder and the top of the shoulder. I always have problems. Remember to bring my shoulders back. Right. Because we're so used to carrying the kids and everything else in the purse. So we pull it all back. Good. Do one more on that side. Lovely. And then go ahead, release that down. And you can actually. You would stay right where you were. Go ahead, put your foot on there, your right foot on there. Good. Walk the left one over just a little bit. Grab with the other hand. And you would do this side. So lunge and pull. So these are super easy movements. Again, it doesn't really require any equipment. The only thing we even brought with us is the resistance band. If you don't have the resistance band, you can still do the side lunges even without the band. Good. Let's do one more and rest. Good. And while we're right here, keep that band. Bring your feet a little closer together. We're going to do one more exercise. Feet are even on the band. And you're going to hold with both hands. So even it out. There you go. And you're just going to do bicep curls. These little munchkins get heavy over time. We want to keep the arms strong, right? I know. My son weighs 55 pounds. Now, let me just tell you what a beast he is to lift. So anything we can do to keep the arms strong while we're going. And again, 10 to 15 reps of these and then you just grab the stroller and you keep on going. Let's do one more. Does this look fun? Rest. Nice. So there it is, you guys. That's your stroller workout. Like I said, always start with the warm up three to five minutes, and then in between each group of exercises, walk for another three to five minutes and then do your next two exercises. And before you know it, baby weight's coming off, you have spent some quality time with the kids, and you're good to go. Thanks for joining me. Be sure to subscribe. You'll get two new videos from me every week and I will see you next time. Thank you, guys. Thank you, Bella. Thank you. High five. Yeah.
