Embracing Motherhood, MyKayla Skinner Shares Her Hydration Secret for New Moms? Well-Being

Fans of artistic gymnastics still recall MyKayla Skinner’s gold-winning performance in the 2014 World Championship. With the turn of time, the former Olympic silver medalist has seen several ups and downs in her personal and professional life. Giving birth to her baby girl is sure to be one of those up-moments in her life. It was September 21 when Mykayla and her husband, Jonas Harmer, welcomed their first offspring.

Even after bracing motherhood, the former Pan-American Champion made it clear that she is still eyeing for a comeback. It might be in 2024 or later than that. Undoubtedly, it is going to be a tough journey for her. To maintain her fitness through the strenuous journey of motherhood, she recently shared her staple drink.? ?

Mykayla Skinner unveils her magic drink?

The athletic world has seen several post-maternity comebacks in the likes of Gwen Jorgensen, Paula Radcliffe Beth Rodden. The common feeling they have agreed on post-motherhood is endurance. Mykayla Skinner has been repeatedly voicing her feelings on this journey. In one of her recent YouTube posts, she said that she is trying everything for her ?Lottie? (her baby girl) and she does not want Lottie to suffer anymore. Among all these post-pregnancy experiences, she has just dropped her body-hydration recipe in an Instagram story.?

The recipe courtesy goes to Redmond Life organization, which produces the actual product, a powder called Redmond Real Salt. In the Instagram story, MyKayla is seen preparing her hydration recipe with the powder. After the thankful story-post of Mykayla Skinner, the Redmond Real Salt reposted the story as a gesture. The caption of their story reads, “We are so happy to keep our new momma hydrated.”?It seems MyKayla will leave no fitness stone unturned to make a return to the gymnastics arena. However, comebacks are not new to her.

The post-pregnancy comeback path of Mykayla Skinner?

Making a comeback every time seems easy for Skinner. At the 2018-19 NCAA championship, she failed to create a mark. However, through the 2019 US Classic, she made her comeback to elite gymnastics. In 2020, she took part in several meets and tasted success. But again in 2020, she went off track, just before the Olympics. This time it was due to COVID-19 and pneumonia back to back, which kept her hospitalized for several days. Later, she went on to win the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, after taking the place of Simone Biles. However, she decided to retire from the senior season in 2021 after completing her graduation.?

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Once, in an interview, Mykayla stated, ?I?d never been out of the gym for that long.? Counting on that, when talking about her future contention in the Olympic berth, Mykayla agrees on never losing her Olympic dream or hope. It could start anytime soon. To stay on the right path, Mykayla keeps on giving her new fitness goals. In her recent YouTube post, fans saw her taking part in the popular physical challenge, American Ninja Warrior Couples along with her husband.? ??

But it is not going to be easy on the scale of endurance. On multiple occasions, she has recollected that she has lost some of it. Most of all, Mykayla Skinner agrees on the hurdles of motherhood. When will she be making another comeback on the professional track???

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