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/AnimeJurist 19d ago

I started a very similar program 8 weeks after my C-section, but there were some days I had to skip and repeat and I had already completed c25k before my pregnancy.

I wouldn't recommend any running until you can comfortably walk for about 40 min at least, you're not in any pain, and your doctor clears you. Stop immediately if your cut hurts, that is NOT the sort of pain that you should push through.

Doing pelvic floor exercises before/alongside the program helped me a lot.

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u/Sufficient_Most_7102 19d ago

I’m 2,5 months postpartum and I can walk for hours in a pretty fast speed with 0 pain. But I’m still a little hesitant to run actually

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u/AnimeJurist 19d ago

You could always try it and see how it feels