5 months after my son was born I knew I had to do something about the way my tummy looked: It was flat when I woke up in the morning, but by bed time I looked 6 months pregnant with a stomach pooch. 👎
I knew it wasn’t normal, but I didn’t really know what to do about it.
I later found out that it was the condition called diastasis recti and I was learning how to fix it.
But I had questions:
In order to fix it, should I lose weight around my tummy first?
Or should I heal my diastasis first and hope that the tummy weight will come off with it?
Or could I do both at the same time?
The answer is yes and yes.
You can do both at the same time, within reason of course! We always start by strengthening our deep core and pelvic floor muscles first. Yes this will help with diastasis recti healing, but it’s also STEP 1 before going back to any exercise routine after having a baby.
You never want to start back at the gym going “balls to the wall” without retraining your deep core and pelvic floor foundation. But you can always start with your foundation and add resistance and cardio exercises onto it.
In my latest Video I’m showing you some of my clients results and telling you what they did to help lose their mummy tummy and get rid of their other postpartum symptoms.
Watch the video here so you know how to proceed in flattening your postpartum mummy tummy.
