How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
Should your 'tuck your tailbone' to work your core? No. Here's why. Here's some stuff you may have been told as a kid in ballet class, or just last week by an exercise instructor... cues we have been hearing (& as instructors, taught to teach) for years about how to stand in 'correct posture' or how to 'work your core': "Squeeze your butt muscles" "Suck in your stomach" "Tuck your … [Read more...]
Exercise after c-section: What got cut? What does it mean for the strength & the look of your tummy? What exercises will help & how soon can you start? What Happened In There? Just because lots (that's millions) of women have a c-section, that doesn't mean it's not major surgery. Don't underestimate the physiological trauma your body has undergone, & don't let anyone make you feel … [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...]
As a postpartum exercise specialist trainer, I am often asked about the suitability of certain popular exercise DVD's or programs for postpartum fitness. I won't name them simply because this isn't a review of individual products, but I'm talking about regimes that promise to get you 'ripped', 'tiny' or give you 'rock hard abs'... The workouts are 'tough' with an emphasis on fast & dramatic … [Read more...]
Postnatal core exercise, core strength, 'Fire the Core' (a favourite Pilates phrase), 'deep' abdominal muscles... Yada Yada. You are forgiven for being confused &/or wondering why you should care. And what's the difference between 'core exercise' & Pilates? Is there a difference, or is it a fancy name for the same thing? Well yes there is, but yes it sort of is... & sort of not. … [Read more...]
Your options for postnatal exercise classes can be confusing & daunting. Buggy classes, postnatal Pilates, yoga, bootcamps & personal trainers all claiming to 'get your body back' are everywhere. So I am going to run a short series over the next few weeks, giving you my own lowdown & opinion of each of these disciplines. What they will do for your baby belly... & what they … [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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