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postpartum repair exercises fullest tips /4 MAGICAL EXERCISES| POSTPARTUM | BEING WOMAN………….EBUILD CORE STRENGTH AND REPAIR DIASTASIS RECTI (DR) WITH THESE 8 DIASTASIS RECTI EXERCISES. THIS 10 MINUTE POST BABY AB WORKOUT IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU REBUILD YOUR ABS AFTER BABY BY SPECIFICALLY TARGETING THE TRANSVERSE ABDOMINALS AND PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES (BOTH OF WHICH ARE WEAKENED DURING PREGNANCY).
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My 30 Minute Advanced Pregnancy Workout is my most popular workout video on YouTube (and how you might have discovered NML).
You might have even followed my Pregnancy Workout Plan (note, I also have a FREE, 30 Day Postpartum Workout Plan).
But how do you get safely get back into exercise after having a baby?
I remember being so over AND underwhelmed with the amount of information available around how to care for my body after baby.
If you’re pregnant, bookmark this page to come back to postnatal.
And if you’re post-pregnancy (whether 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years or more) — keep on reading, this 10 minute abs after baby workout for you!
abs after baby exercises for Diastasis Recti
When can I start working out after baby? Or how soon after giving birth can I exercise?
Every body, every pregnancy, and every birth is so different. It’s hard to give a black-and-white rule about when it’s safe to return to exercise postpartum.
If you had an uncomplicated pregnancy and vaginal delivery, it’s generally safe to begin exercising a few weeks after giving birth or as soon as you feel ready. If you had a C-section, extensive vaginal repair or a complicated birth, talk to your health care provider about when to start an exercise program (MayoClinic).
I personally started using these 8 Diastasis Recti exercises around two weeks post-baby.
I started with the first four exercises for diastasis recti repair. I progressed up to all eight post-baby ab exercises around 6-8 weeks postpartum.
Diastasis recti exercises: Leg Extension for abs after baby
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis Recti is the separation of the right and left ab muscles at the midline of the abdomen. If the ab separation becomes greater than 2 cm, then you have DR.
DR is also commonly referred to as the ‘mom pooch’ or ‘lower belly pooch.’
In my case, and in the case of most women who develop DR, this happens when the abdominal muscles separate during pregnancy. According to this study on Diastasis Recti up to 66% of pregnant women will experience DR by their third trimester.
This happens when the abdominal muscles separate during pregnancy. The growth of the belly stretches the linea alba (you can see what abdominal separation looks like after pregnancy in this diagram from Mayo Clinic).
If you’re wondering…
How do I know if I have Diastasis Recti?
Learn how to check for Diastasis Recti at home here. I filmed this video with my pelvic floor physical therapist (Dr. Jenn).
Diastasis Recti Workout
Sympoms of diastasis recti include:
Low back pain
Urinary or bowel problems
Poor posture
Difficulty performing load transfer tasks necessary for bending, reaching, lifting, carrying, squatting, walking, and stair climbing (all the activities that new moms quickly become experts in)
Sometimes, Diastasis Recti will heal itself, but other times it may require physical therapy (I suggest seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist).
I also highly recommend check out this interview I did with Dr. Jenn: 10 Things You Need to Know About Your Pelvic Floor After Baby!
8 Diastasis Recti Exercises Post Baby Ab Workout
10 Minute Abs After Baby
This postnatal ab workout is specifically designed to heal Diastasis Recti, strengthen your core and pelvic floor, and rebuild deep core muscles after pregnancy.
Let’s be honest, Diastasis Recti workouts aren’t very exciting.
That’s why I created a guided, follow along workout video for this post-baby ab workout. I’ll coach you through each exercises, offering form cues and modifications for everyone depending where you are in your Diastasis Recti repair journey.
THIS WORKOUT SPECIFICALLY TARGETS THE DEEP TRANSVERSE ABDOMINALS AND PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES (BOTH OF WHICH ARE WEAKENED DURING PREGNANCY) TO REBUILD YOUR CORE!
Workout Equipment:
No equipment needed, just your bodyweight.
Workout Instructions:
Let me be your certified personal trainer for the day! Click here to follow along with the guided workout video at the top of this post.
Alternatively, work through the 8 best diastasis recti core exercises below at your own pace:
8 Ab Exercises
30 Seconds Per Exercise
Repeat x2 Sets
*Note: Start where you are and do what you can! Maybe you start by performing the first three exercises for 20-30 seconds, rest and repeat. Then slowly add on exercise 4, then 5, and progress your way up to completing all eight exercises. You can always work up to performing these exercises for…
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Treat SI joint pain and piriformis syndrome with these 5 simple exercises. Prevent the hip and leg pain that results from sitting all day.
Coach E and Dr. B will demonstrate how you can wake up the muscles that stop working when sitting for hours at a time. They also show you the ReBUT technique which you can (and should) use at your desk, on the couch, or even at the dinner table.
With that, they’ll specifically cover:
The anatomy of your bum and the medical research behind other types of treatments like injections, massage, stretching, and PRP. Spoiler: if you can realign your hip pocket, many times the problem goes away on its own.
They’ll also cover tests to see if you are starting down the road to misaligned hips and the anatomy of how to sit for hours on end without hurting yourself down the road.
If you don’t have pain from sitting right now, these exercises can help prevent your legs from shifting out of an ideal hip pocket and prevent muscles like your hip flexors and psoas from permanently shortening.
IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 – Intro
01:25 – Anatomy of the pelvis and the sacroiliac joint
03:25 – Tests for SI joint function
08:30 – The ReBUT Technique (use this when sitting)
THE EXERCISES
09:21 – ASMR: Posterior Hip
11:41 – Hip Bridge
12:40 – Slumpy Psoas Activator
15:20 – Hinged Knee Fl-Ex
19:02 – Split Squat
22:02 – FREE ACCESS: The Hip Pocket Routine
Download the Hip Pocket Routine (it’s free!) –
These exercises are part of the Foundation for Movement Longevity program that includes advanced tweaks and other exercises to ensure you have a good hip pocket, which will give you the mobility and stability you need to keep doing whatever it is you love to do.
The Foundation for Movement Longevity program focuses on building stability and waking up the 5 major areas of the body which Dr. B and Coach E most often see people struggling with as they discover wear and tear injuries. Most often, the joint that hurts is a symptom of dysfunction or wear & tear somewhere else. The 5 areas covered strategically apply the 80/20 rule for relieving and preventing pain.
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RESOURCES
SI Joint Pain Study: – Sasaki, T., Kurosawa, D., Murakami, E., & Watanabe, T. (2021). Physical therapeutic options for residual sacrotuberous ligament pain after treatment of sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Journal of physical therapy science, 33(9), 646–652.
Precision Movement Academy: – includes everything you need to get ALL of your joints and muscles functioning properly to eliminate compensations and imbalances so you can get back to and keep doing the things you love, for life
ROM Coach app (free!): – our beautiful mobile app to improve your mobility and help you achieve movement longevity, includes the Daily Movement Tuneup and gives you 3 new exercises that will activate every muscle and mobilize every joint in your body every 1-2 weeks (only 3-5 mins/day!)
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Now that you have figured out where and what your transverse is, I want you to really feel it working!
I always find when I work my transverse my back always feels so much better afterwards.
For more classes to strengthen up this area go to my website www.salterpilates.com and download individual classes or join the membership platform.
Thanks for watching, let me know how you get along.
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Disclaimer
As with all forms of physical exercise, it is recommended to consult your doctor before starting a new exercise program.
Pain is the warning system of the body and should not be ignored.
By performing these exercises, you do so at your own risk. By using this video, you understand and agree that Salter Pilates will not be held responsible or liable for any injury or loss you may suffer as a result of this workout video.
This video discusses how I lost the baby weight within 3 months 3 times after having a baby. I will discuss my experience running during pregnancy and the importance of staying active during pregnancy. I will explain how I got back in my pre pregnancy fitness routine and what is a normal timeframe to lose the baby weight. I will discuss how having a baby changes your body and what you should be doing during the first 6 weeks postpartum. I will explain what you should do after the first 6 to 8 weeks postpartum. Five tips to help you lose the baby weight faster also will be discussed.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 How I lost the baby weight within 3 months
00:58 My experience running during pregnancy
02:00 Staying active during pregnancy
02:30 How I got back in my pre pregnancy fitness routine
03:03 What is a normal timeframe to lose the baby weight
03:30 How having a baby changes your body
06:17 What you should do the first 6 weeks postpartum
08:02 What you should do after the first 6 to 8 weeks postpartum
08:37 5 tips to help lose the baby weight faster
08:47 Tip #1
09:27 Tip #2
09:52 Tip #3
10:48 Tip #4
12:43 Tip #5
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