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Here you'll find articles on Diastasis Recti test, exercises, explanation & narrowing the gap. Diastasis Recti or Rectus Distension is a parting of the abdominal muscles (Rectus Abdominis separation) which often occurs during pregnancy. Exercises to repair a Diastasis and exercises to avoid which will make it worse.
Searching for information on Diastasis Recti online, you are likely to find the MuTu System website (that's this one!) as well as others. There many physical therapists, physiotherapists, specialist trainers (& surgeons!) providing useful information... the Internet is a big place! One question I am often asked is 'What's the difference between MuTu System & Tupler?' 'What works, … [Read more...]
This is something I am asked A LOT. You want to narrow a Diastasis Recti, strengthen your core & pelvic floor & get a flatter stomach after having babies. And after some weeks of corrective exercise... you're like, 'So, I'm fixed now. My core WORKS! Cool! Can I stop?' Yes & no. The process of learning to use your transverse abdominis & pelvic floor muscles (they're attached … [Read more...]
I am so often asked: "Can the MuTu® System Program Heal A Diastasis?" ... I thought I'd answer it here as well as personally to the many enquiries I get about Diastasis Recti, or a separation of the abdominal muscles after pregnancy. There are 4 phases of core exercises in MuTu® System, depending on your current diastasis gap, abdominal tone and strength. The very first week’s video shows … [Read more...]
Diastasis Recti (sometimes called Rectus Distension) is a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle which affects many mothers. Self test & exercises for Diastasis Recti & how it affects your core strength are discussed in detail on this blog. But I often find myself urging women not to get too hung up on Diastasis Recti as the sole cause of all their tummy woes. Women bind their … [Read more...]
Exercises to reduce Diastasis Recti are those which actively restore, repair & strengthen the deep muscles of your core & pelvic floor. If you have a diastasis recti gap of more than 2 finger widths, 6 weeks or more after your baby has been born, your core remains unstable & you'll struggle to get a stomach that lies flat :( until you correct it. (But don't worry even if it's a LOT … [Read more...]
How to reduce a diastasis is probably the question I am most often asked. A swollen or protruding pregnant- looking tummy is the bane of many moms' lives, especially when its still there many months after your baby has been born, & people keep asking when the next one is due... Not a great confidence-boosting moment in any mom's day :( A diastasis or Diastasis Recti, is a gap in your … [Read more...]
When it comes to losing your mummy tummy, baby belly, jelly belly, pooch, muffin top or whichever is your preferred affectionate name ;) there are a number of areas of confusion. A quick search on YouTube & Google produced the following: an exercise for diastasis recti which showed a pregnant woman doing oblique crunches; an eminent plastic surgeon stating categorically that a mummy … [Read more...]
Belly binding refers to using a splint or binder to reduce the appearance of your waist or to help pull a diastasis recti gap (or abdominal separation) together. What can it do & what can't it do? I got sent the link to a bizarre video a while ago, showing an eminent plastic surgeon displaying an interesting side line in corsetry. Apparently all you have to do is wear some latex underwear … [Read more...]
Testing for a diastasis recti in pregnancy is not necessary & whilst you can minimise its impact on your core muscles, you should not try to prevent repair a diastasis in pregnancy. I recently posted a video on the MuTu System YouTube channel showing you how to test for a diastasis recti (abdominal separation) following pregnancy - even a long time following pregnancy!). I wanted to write a … [Read more...]
Diastasis Recti symptoms & information can be confusing. A particular area that often causes concern is when your post pregnancy belly is not squidgy, or jelly-belly like, but rather hard & protruding, as if you were 5 months pregnant again :( Is this diastasis recti? Or could something else be causing it? This can be more confusing when the rest of your body is relatively lean or slim, … [Read more...]
"I'm Wendy, pre & postpartum exercise specialist & flatten-er of mummy tummies! Also mum to a gorgeous little boy & to a feisty little girl who might just rule the world one day...
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