How to get rid of wide hips and love handles, tone up the arms and get my breasts back in shape after pregnancy and breastfeeding?

Tone up after pregnancy

All new mothers should resume walking as soon as possible after delivery to lose weight and get rid of love handles. Walking increases blood flow circulation which also helps to speed healing. Try to walk for a short time—starting with 15 to 20 minutes—every day.

Slowly increase the amount of time walked by 5 minutes every session or so, building up to where you can walk for 30 minutes without fatigue. After this point, try to walk for 30 minutes on most days of the week.

You can walk anytime, whether you are grocery shopping or just shopping with your friends. Try walking outdoors as the fresh air will make you feel good.

For added resistance and more calorie-burning, try walking in the pool in waist-deep water. Swimming is another great way to tone up and this can be done after your post-natal check-up.  High impact exercises like running or court games can be done after six months.

A simple exercise that you can do to tone up the arms and help get breasts back in shape after breastfeeding is push-ups.

Push-ups are a great way to build upper body strength, tone the entire arm as well as tone up your pectoral area, which are the muscles behind the breasts to lift them up.

Try this wall push up which is great for beginners:

- Stand about arms length from the wall with feet apart.

- Place arms on the wall in line with your shoulders. Slowly bend your elbows and straighten them

- Try doing about 6 to start, working your way up to 15 push ups. Remember to breathe slowly and tuck your tummy in while doing your push ups

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