Can you pass the plank challenge? Should you even do front planks? Are they safe for a diastasis? Can they hurt the pelvic floor? Is there a right or wrong way to do them? What if your shoulders always feel tight? Like with all exercises, the answer is maybe. Let’s sift through a few different scenarios …
Core and Diastasis Recti
Should we, as women, consider a different training schedule for different times of the month? Well, maybe! A lot will depend on your life stress level and your hormone fluctuations. Some women don’t feel much change throughout their cycle and other women feel like they become a completely different person. With this in mind, experimenting …
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5 Tips for Better Abdominals Want to build awesome abs? Let’s take this question one step further… what does it take to build great abs that don’t cause pelvic floor woes? We don’t want to cause an issue while we’re fixing one. What fun would that be? No fun! So, that’s the bigger question. I …
What does your pelvic floor have to do with the strength of your abs? Should you strengthen your abs to help your pelvic floor, or should you strengthen your pelvic floor to help your abs? Should you work on your diastasis to help pelvic organ prolapse or leaking? Does working on your abs hurt your …
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Let’s talk about Sally. She is a mom of 2 kids, ages 6 and 4. She is taking her fitness to the next level and is now experiencing some leaking during exercise. This is quite a surprise because her pelvic floor has never been an issue. This is a common story. All is well, and …
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Have you been told somewhere along the way to expand your belly for breathing? Well, this is true, but not when it gets taken too far. Chest vs Belly – Which is correct when it comes to breathing? Well, the answer is both! I see many women that struggle with diastasis and persistent pelvic floor …
We ran into a department store to grab a birthday present for a friend in my daughters preschool class and there sitting in a display out front was a waist trainer. Other than the internet, I’d never seen one in person before. If things happen on the internet, they are not really real right? But, seeing one …
Are you wearing the tightest yoga pants in all the land? You might want to think twice if you are concerned about core and pelvic floor recovery. Many women struggle with complete recovery of their core and pelvic floor after having a baby. There is no time limit on recovery but I find the first …
Pull-ups are hard and quite possibly one of my favorite exercises but they can be dangerous for both a healing diastasis and the pelvic floor! Let me tell you a little bit more about why and what you can do to prevent pullups from doing harm. I’ve definitely heard the story “I tried to do …
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What is core pressure and why is it important? You hear the term “core pressure” thrown around a lot in the core and pelvic floor recovery world. The reason why is it’s key for complete recovery of both the core and pelvic floor. You must learn how to manage pressure in your core, but what …