Our abdominals are connected to our pelvic floor through a layer of fascia. When our abdominals aren’t working correctly, our pelvic floor may not be able to either. So DR and pelvic floor dysfunction can sometimes go hand in hand. Bottom Line…THESE MUSCLES NEED TO BE IN SYNC. ? When we work our deep core […]
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The standard test for DR involves lying on your back with your knees bent, lifting up your head and palpating the midline to feel for a gap. Most people stop there…they measure the gap based on fingerwidths and use that as a measure of success. But it’s also important to assess how DEEP the gap
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Here’s a fun fact ? I go to exercise classes and love to watch everyone else’s form during the class. Why? Because I am nosy like that ?, and it helps me figure out how to cue my clients. Truth is, there are many secrets to “flat abs” and it’s never ending problem solving but
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Learn how to breathe, how to know when to modify and follow along for some of my favorite DR exercises.
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➡️ I get asked this ALL the time. And since I have worked with 100’s of clients over the past 7 years that have had some degree of ab separation I thought I’d weigh in here. So let me share some of my first hand experience….and pass on what I’ve learned from other pros. 1.
What causes Diastasis Recti?! Did I do something wrong during pregnancy? Read More »
I get asked this ALL the time. You might of heard that you should never do planks postpartum if you have any sort of ab separation, but that’s not always the case. When done properly planks are a great full body movement that helps work the core, upper body and stabilizing muscles of the back.
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? Short answer…Doing the right exercises and listening to your body can make it SO much better. Keep reading for how I can help you do this! ? Long answer…In most cases it is totally possible to see improvement in your ab separation with corrective exercise. I’ve worked with 100’s of women who have reduced
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Can You Really Fix Diastasis Recti With Exercise? I get asked this all the time… Is it really possible to ‘fix #diastasisrecti with exercise? ? Short answer…Doing the right exercises and listening to your body can make it SO much better. Keep reading for how I can help you do this! ? Long answer… In
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Diastasis Recti Tuesday Tip Tuesday Tip this week is about Diastasis Recti (ab separation) after pregnancy! I’m posting this picture because this was the point of my fitness journey where I could FINALLY say my DR was healed. It took nearly 40 weeks of rehabilitative exercise and being mindful of my movements to get there
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I had a thoughtful reader message me a while back asking about my personal journey with diastasis recti. If you had read some of my past blog posts, you saw how I discovered I had it, what I did to prevent it from getting worse and the kinds of activities and exercises I did to
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