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How To Heal Abdominal Separation, Lose Baby Fat, And Lose Baby Belly

November 22, 2019

How to naturally heal abdominal separation, lose baby fat, and lose baby belly after pregnancy. The fastest way to lose abdominal fat, tone your abs, and tighten your stomach after having a baby. Tips and advice from a postnatal physical therapist specialist.

Are you tired of your postpartum “mommy tummy”?

Sick of putting in hours of work for only minimal results?

Have you ever thought “well I guess this is as good as it’s going to get”?

Postpartum fitness can be a tricky road to navigate. In its simplest terms, losing weight and toning/strengthening your body after giving birth has to look different than working out before giving birth.

As a postpartum fitness specialist I’ve helped thousands of women heal their abs, lose weight, and accomplish their fitness goals after pregnancy. These are the top 5 questions I get asked about postnatal fitness and what you can do to start seeing the progress you seek today!

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The Four Best Postpartum Ab Exercises

April 12, 2019

Reintroduce core strengthening safely and effectively with 4 of the best ab exercises you can do after pregnancy. Instructed by a doctor of physical therapy specializing in postpartum care, these exercises will start to tone your stomach and strengthen your core. These are also four of the best exercises to heal diastasis recti and minimize your abdominal separation.

The Four Best Postpartum Ab Exercises

Abdominal bracing/TA activation
Abdominal bracing with a march
Abdominal bracing with a ball squeeze
Modified side plank

Keep scrolling to see the full video demonstration of each of these exercises!

First of all – CONGRATULATIONS! I’m assuming if you’re watching this video and reading this description you’ve recently welcomed a new baby into your home! I wish you peace, joy, happiness, and SLEEP as you both get to know each other.

You ladies go through so much to get these babies here; don’t discount the absolute miracle that your bodies are and the wonders they perform in growing and sustaining life.

That being said, for most of you, the last nine months have been an all-out battle that, I’m really sorry to say, your abs probably lost. While chances are that your stomach doesn’t look the same that it did pre-baby, there’s so much that you can do to get it back into shape! This workout is one of my all-time favorites to show to postpartum moms. Not only are these exercises safe, they’re incredibly effective! If you’re looking to tone your abs and tighten your stomach after pregnancy these are the PERFECT exercises to get you going.

The secret is in activating the RIGHT muscles the RIGHT way while avoiding aggressive activation of the wrong muscles. This is the fastest way to decrease postpartum stomach fat and even heal diastasis recti abdominal separation. Keep reading below for more!…

Best Exercises For Diastasis Recti

February 14, 2018

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A diastasis recti is a condition where the anterior abdominal muscle (the rectus abdominis) is stretched so far that it actually starts to separate down the middle.

In my physical therapy clinic I commonly encounter this condition in pregnant or recently-delivered women.

Believe it or not, there’s actually a lot that physical therapy can do to help this issue, and I’m going to show you how today!

This is the same workout progression that I take my diastasis patients through, and I’m excited to share it with you….