Until recently, most of the research surrounding the way to heal diastasis recti has centered on the goal of closing the abdominal gap. Similarly, the primary objective of many postpartum exercise programs was to reduce or eliminate this gap as a means of recovery from diastasis recti. Historically, these exercises concentrated on physically coaxing together …
When I was about 2 weeks postpartum with my twins, I remember lying on the floor and pressing my fingers so far into my belly (feeling nothing but squish) that I thought my fingers would actually touch my back. I had the worst ab separation (diastasis recti) ever. Yep, my core was shot. There were …
Let’s get right to it: you can strengthen your abs just by fixing your posture! Diastasis Recti is a pressure management issue. When you’ve got an ab separation, your connective tissue and rectus muscles become weak and cannot properly hold pressure inside your core canister. This results in the pressure wanting to find the path …
After running the world famous Atomic Body Challenge, where moms get amazing results in only 4 weeks, I’ve developed my 3 best tips to avoid sugar and late night cravings. I’ve put them in this short video to explain the method behind each tip! Watch the video here. Here are the cliff notes version of …
It’s that time again for our One Exercise Weekly Series, where I show you a quick demo of one exercise I’m doing this week that has a big impact on my core strength. Yes, it takes more than core exercises to heal your core! These are exercises I rotate in to my daily movement practice …
A Diastasis Recti Exercise for Big Change – Post 3 Read More »
In my 12 week online Coaching Group, I asked my fellow mamas what their biggest struggle was when it came to health and fitness. Every single participant responded that finding the time to exercise was by far the biggest struggle. Let’s face it – moms are busy. No surprise there. They work outside the home. They work …
Finding time to exercise when you have no time (warning – you won’t like it) Read More »
I have twins. One lives with me and one is in heaven. After my twins were born, when I was a new mom and totally naive, I was on a quest to get my pre-baby body back. Those first few months postpartum, I didn’t recognize my body. I couldn’t connect with it. I felt like …
There is No Such Thing as getting your Pre-Baby Body Back. Read More »
As the busy-ness of the holiday season fast approaches, the first thing to go, and the last thing we want to worry about is our heath and fitness. Dieting is out of the question, and so many moms just resign themselves to the inevitable holiday weight gain, with the hopes of focusing on their health again in January. …
Tips to accelerate your health goals (that have nothing to do with diet or exercise!) Read More »