How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
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...]
Diastasis Recti is one of the causes of your mummy tummy, Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction means you can't get out the car comfortably when pregnant... and then there's the acronyms for all these pregnancy & postnatal aches & pains: SPD, PSD, PGP, DR, RD. You need a copy of Gray's Anatomy just to give a name to your sore joints & back ache once you're pregnant! Confused? You're not … [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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