Exercise 3: Single Leg Lunge Twist Here’s the last exercise in our non-Kegel pelvic floor strengthening series. Today we are adding load to the lunge twist by doing single leg repetitions. Hold on to a chair or counter for balance if needed, tall core, twist through your hips, and exhale as your lunge down and …
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Pelvic Floor Mini-Workshop ⭐️⭐️ We’re now on exercise 2 in our non-kegel pelvic floor mini workshop! Add this exercise on to Exercise 1 and do them 3 times per day. So… we’re adding on to the lunge twist by adding opposing resistance from a band. Keep your arms straight out in front, tall core, twist …
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If you’re not a fan of doing 1000 Kegels a day to strengthen your pelvic floor, you’re not alone. I’m not a fan either. And in fact, doing Kegels without working your pelvic floor in a range of motion may not be the best for you anyway, if you’ve got tightness going on.. There are …
Have you tested yourself for diastasis recti? Or perhaps had a doctor or physical therapist check for you? If you have, then no doubt you were testing to see how far apart your ab muscles are from the midline. That’s a good place to start, but did you know there’s an even more important measurement …
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The whole point of core exercises are to work your core muscles! But so many times, cheater muscles kick in during core work. So, instead of activating your deep core during dead bugs or bridges or clams or squats, something else like your back or your hip flexors or obliques or other muscles will kick …
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This is the third article in our HIIT series. And for the past few weeks, we’ve been chatting about a few tips to help you know how to do HIIT workouts if you have a diastasis. The “how” is definitely important, but what’s even more important is the “why.” Why should moms with a diastasis …
HIIT Series – Tip 3: Revving Your Metabolism and Still Protecting Your Core Read More »
As I’m sure you know by now, Fitness is my wheelhouse for a healthy body, it is not dieting. Fueling your body with clean, whole, healthy foods is necessary for your health for sure! But dieting??? No thank you. How then, if we aren’t dieting, can we create the calorie deficit needed for weight loss? …
HIIT Series – Tip 2:The Key to Fat Loss Without Dieting Read More »
One of the most frustrating things about having Diastasis Recti and core weakness for the moms I coach is that they want to do the “hard stuff” again. They want to sweat and lift heavy and train hard. They want to continue running or doing their favorite HIIT workout, etc. But they don’t know what …
HIIT Series: Tip 1: What nobody tells you about HIIT Workouts and DR Read More »
If you’re new to my world of postpartum fitness, you’ll quickly learn how much I love using lower body workouts as core workouts too! After all, our bodies are all connected, and it takes some good core strength to support lower body exercises. Squats, lunges, and deadlifts are powerhouse moves that strengthen our biggest muscle …