Postpartum Health Pt. 3: Workout Basics
*Post updated March 2024 POSTPARTUM WORKOUT BASICS As a Pre & Postnatal Fitness Specialist, one of the most frequently asked questions I get from postpartum moms is about how and when to start their postpartum workouts. There is a TON of conflicting information out there about postpartum workouts, so it’s important to understand the basics. […]
Postpartum Health Pt. 2: Limiting Diastasis Recti
*Post updated March 2024 To Review Some degree of abdominal separation will always occur during pregnancy… God designed our core this way! During pregnancy, separation occurs down the midline due to the force of the uterus pushing against the wall of the abdomen coupled with the influx of pregnancy hormones that soften connective tissue. Over […]
Postpartum Health Pt.1: Identifying Abdominal Separation
*Post updated March 2024 Diastasis Recti: How to Identify Abdominal Separation after Pregnancy WHAT IS A DIASTASIS RECTI? A diastasis recti is a separation of the abdominal muscles, what many refer to as the “six-pack” muscles. This separation occurs along the band of connective tissue that runs down the middle of the rectus abdominis. This […]
