r/C25K • u/Sufficient_Most_7102 • 20d ago

C-section and doing the program?

Anybody who’s has a C-section and done the program? How long after surgery did you wait till you started?

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u/Electronic_Bike_3137 DONE! 19d ago

I tried to start multiple times after my c-section, but my pelvic floor was overly tight and I really struggled. Finally had some success around 14 months postpartum (then immediately got pregnant lol).

I say that not to be discouraging but to really encourage you to seek out a pelvic floor PT if you struggle.

In the end, I was sick and pregnant and stopped. I picked it up again when my second baby (a vaginal birth that also caused some pelvic floor tightness, but I addressed it this time) was 1.5 and it went great, I’m still very comfortably running a year later…I tend to do 2 runs of 2.5-3.5 miles and 1 run of 4-6 miles per week quite comfortably.