Two Diastasis Recti Fixes that WON’T work – and What Will! It’s October 1st, which means it’s time for Inspired RD contributor Wendy Powell to talk fitness. Today she’s teaching us more about diastasis recti. Take it away, Wendy! First I just want to say Hi and thank you so much to Alysa for asking me to contribute here, I’m excited to get to know you! Let’s Start with two…
I can’t even express how thrilled I am that I finally found a diastasis rehab program that works! My gap is getting smaller and my core is getting stronger. So exciting! I’ve only been trying to figure out how to fix my mommy tummy for six years…since Joe was just a tiny little guy. (Side note: My baby isn’t a baby anymore. Sniff.) There are two questions popping up almost…
Since declaring my intention to “just do something” a few weeks ago, I’ve been doing much better at fitting in exercise. Not perfect, but better. I’ve realized that a busy lifestyle plus having an autoimmune disease means I need to plan ahead but also leave wiggle room for unexpected events and unpredictable health. So here’s my plan for this week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Go to the gym before school…
Since posting the interview I did with Wendy Powell of the MuTu System, you all have had some great questions! I am excited to get farther into her program so I can tell you whether or not it’s working for me. So far I have watched the intro video and the “Science Bit” video and am ready for the Phase 1 exercises. Two things I noticed after watching the first…
Last June I put up a post called “Dear Diastasis Recti, I’m so over you“. At the time, I was frustrated with my own weak core. A result of two little bundles of joy who had previously claimed residency in my tummy. I was determined to fix the gap between my muscles and planned to do the exercises necessary to do that. Little did I know that, a) there are…
UPDATE: Diastasis expert Wendy Powell answers all of your questions from the comment section here. Remember back in June when I posted about being so over my diastasis? Well, it’s still there. Mostly because I didn’t do the exercises I said I was going to do. Yep, even fitness professionals get lazy sometimes. There was a little more to it than that though. For one, I strained my neck…
See my most recent diastasis recti update here. Get 15% off any MuTu program with the code “INSPIRED15” UPDATE: Diastasis expert Wendy Powell answers all of your questions from the comment section here. I’ve been putting this off for a while, but today I am finally committing to healing my diastasis. What is diastasis recti? It’s that gap between my abdominal muscles that comes as a result of two pregnancies…