How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
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...]
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...]
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...]
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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...]
Diastasis recti is without doubt a major culprit in the mummy tummy stakes. But make sure you don't overlook diet, excess fat storage & maybe a lack of motivation or a feeling of hopelessness about your situation too :( Here's some ideas & strategies that might help. If you have a post pregnancy belly which bulges or protrudes, & seems to form a cone shape when you get up from lying … [Read more...]
Diastasis Recti contributes to a post partum or post natal 'mummy tummy'. But its not the whole story. Another mum contacted me today who has been told, by her doctor, that she has to accept a 7 month's postnatal tummy, that looks like it's 5 month's pregnant, as 'just what happens after you have children'. A Mummy Tummy that protrudes, domes, causes backache, & inspires 'Oooh, when's … [Read more...]
Repairing a Diastasis Recti or Postpartum Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominal Muscle Q. What IS Diastasis Recti? A: Diastasis Recti, also referred to as Divarication of the Recti or Rectus Distension, refers to a perfectly natural, very common, painless parting of the outermost abdominal muscle during late pregnancy. Quite simply, the rectus abdominis, or 6 pack muscle, separates to make room … [Read more...]
What exercises will work to close a Diastasis Recti or abdominal separation? Many commonly prescribed exercises (even a number of Pilates moves) will actually make a diastasis recti WORSE, so you need to be very careful when exercising with a diastasis. Cardio? A bit, to lose some extra flab maybe, but it won't address the root problem. Pilates? You could certainly borrow a few core & … [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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