Former Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead shares "inspiring" post about exercising after having a baby

Former Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead has shared an “inspiring” post on Instagram about how exercise has helped her after having a baby.

Binky welcomed her first child, daughter India, back in June last year with fellow MiC star Josh ‘JP’ Patterson.

In her new post, Binky shared a picture of her body in a bikini eight weeks after giving birth next to one of her now, revealing that exercise has played “a big part in [her] postnatal recovery”.

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POSTNATAL BODIES Exercise has played a big part in my postnatal recovery – not just the physical side, but also the mental side, as getting into the gym massively helps me in terms of boosting my energy, managing my anxiety and generally letting off some steam. But let’s be real for a minute – because it doesn’t happen overnight. The pic on the left is me eight weeks after giving birth, when I first stepped back into the gym for some GENTLE exercise. I’m swollen and puffy, but that’s normal guys! Let’s start being a bit real and honest about what our bodies look like after a baby. And let me just add, i wasn’t in the gym to lose weight. It was me time, and i was following a postnatal ‘recovery’ programme. And i want to point out that the workouts I do now with Ty, and you see me post on Instagram are not the workouts i did in the first few months after giving birth…i took it slow, listened to my body, worked with @bethefittest who is qualified in postnatal exercise, and had a check up with @clarebournephysio at @sixphysio to make sure my body (and my pelvic floor in particular) was ready for the type of workouts we had planned. My workouts were designed to strengthen my pelvic floor and help my core become functional again, and to support my pelvis and knees and other joints that had weakened during pregnancy and labour. All new mummies should know WHY they’re doing the workouts they’re given by a trainer, or in a postnatal specific class! And i know I’ve been lucky, as compared to a lot of women, my recovery has been relatively easy – but even if things feel or look like it’s all ok, it’s still important to take care of your body and give it time to do it’s thing and heal. And that’s why we set up the @mummytribe retreats. There’s way too much pressure for women to bounce back, look great and get on with normal life ASAP after a baby, especially with all the pictures we see across Instagram and the media of mums who seem to have done just that – often in a matter of weeks. But if we just go hell for leather in the gym with workouts that our bodies aren’t ready for, we just end up totally depleted. (CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)

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POSTNATAL BODIES Exercise has played a big part in my postnatal recovery – not just the physical side, but also the mental side, as getting into the gym massively helps me in terms of boosting my energy, managing my anxiety and generally letting off some steam. But let’s be real for a minute – because it doesn’t happen overnight. The pic on the left is me eight weeks after giving birth, when I first stepped back into the gym for some GENTLE exercise. I’m swollen and puffy, but that’s normal guys! Let’s start being a bit real and honest about what our bodies look like after a baby. And let me just add, i wasn’t in the gym to lose weight. It was me time, and i was following a postnatal ‘recovery’ programme. And i want to point out that the workouts I do now with Ty, and you see me post on Instagram are not the workouts i did in the first few months after giving birth…i took it slow, listened to my body, worked with @bethefittest who is qualified in postnatal exercise, and had a check up with @clarebournephysio at @sixphysio to make sure my body (and my pelvic floor in particular) was ready for the type of workouts we had planned. My workouts were designed to strengthen my pelvic floor and help my core become functional again, and to support my pelvis and knees and other joints that had weakened during pregnancy and labour. All new mummies should know WHY they’re doing the workouts they’re given by a trainer, or in a postnatal specific class! And i know I’ve been lucky, as compared to a lot of women, my recovery has been relatively easy – but even if things feel or look like it’s all ok, it’s still important to take care of your body and give it time to do it’s thing and heal. And that’s why we set up the @mummytribe retreats. There’s way too much pressure for women to bounce back, look great and get on with normal life ASAP after a baby, especially with all the pictures we see across Instagram and the media of mums who seem to have done just that – often in a matter of weeks. But if we just go hell for leather in the gym with workouts that our bodies aren’t ready for, we just end up totally depleted. (CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)

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“Not just the physical side, but also the mental side, as getting into the gym massively helps me in terms of boosting my energy, managing my anxiety and generally letting off some steam,” she wrote in part.

“Let’s start being a bit real and honest about what our bodies look like after a baby. And let me just add, i wasn’t in the gym to lose weight. It was me time, and i was following a postnatal ‘recovery’ programme.”

Binky admitted that she had been “lucky” compared to other women and that her recovery had been “relatively easy”.

“There’s way too much pressure for women to bounce back, look great and get on with normal life ASAP after a baby, especially with all the pictures we see across Instagram and the media of mums who seem to have done just that – often in a matter of weeks,” she continued.

“But if we just go hell for leather in the gym with workouts that our bodies aren’t ready for, we just end up totally depleted.”

The reality star received praise from fans, including JP, who wrote: “Very proud of you bee. X”. TOWIE‘s Georgia Kousoulou called it an “amazing post”, while Ashley James said: “Love this”.

“Beautiful and inspirational!” wrote one commentator, while another added: “Well done on being brave enough to do this! I felt exactly the same and it has taken me ages to get back to normal.”

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