Olympic Games winner Voinova posted a photo and told how she coped with postpartum changes in her body

Olympic medalist in track cycling Anastasia Voinova posted fitness photos with and without treatment to talk about how she dealt with the changes in her body after giving birth.

Voinova took a career break after the birth of her child in 2023. She returned to training with the team in January.

— I don’t like the phrases of some women: “At first I was thin too, then I gave birth and I was carried away”… I will never agree. It didn’t work, but they gave up, so say so. Also, do not justify yourself by such a wonderful event as the birth of a new person. So I had the idea to do a professional photo shoot and examine my shape six months after giving birth. I’m a professional athlete, so it’s easier for me to get back into shape, I know. But I’m just a regular woman who just started fitness six weeks after giving birth. And I thought I would give birth in the hall again, it was so hard for me. I won’t climb under a 120kg barbell and start squatting. I experienced back pain due to posture changes during pregnancy. And the constant lack of sleep during the first months. In general, everything is like everyone else, not without when you are a mother. But it’s worth it, so many happy hormones! – she wrote in it in social networks .

Voinova posted the photo without editing, saying she asked the photographer to adjust only the body tone. After that, she had to explain to followers that she was posting the photos to promote a healthy lifestyle. It’s part of her job as a professional athlete.

— I support my country and my people. I want to make people understand that in any incomprehensible situation you need to continue doing what you love and what brings at least some income. The focus should not be on social networks or Ivleeva’s parties, but on what we ourselves can do for ourselves and for the country,” Voinova commented on her decision for .