All about Diastasis Recti

  1. You do not have to accept your physical and mental condition, if it is not comfortable for you. You can make both better. 2. You have to be very careful and conscious when regenerating your body. 3. The way your belly looks like might be the cause of diastasis recti (abs separation)   4. Your abs separation can be regenerated by doing special workout, not only by an operation. 5. The way you move, how you stand up or sit down, pick up and hold your baby all have an effect on your abs and pelvis, so you should be very careful to do them the right way. 6. You can make your pelvic floor much stronger after giving birth you do not have to live with the side effects of a weak muscle. 7. Taking care of your body is not a sign of being selfish, you are not a bad mom if you make time for yourself. Your wellbeing is the basis of your child’s well being. 8. Intensive sit-ups and crunches can make your abs w...

This story is about one of my friends and trainees, this could be surprising as I usually work with postnatal women and the program was also created mainly for them, but there is a lesson to learn: this problem is not gender-specific.  He is here to tell his story, read it well and learn from it; the proper workout is essential.  Tamas had weight problems through his whole life, and because of it – or despite of it – he has been doing hard workout in the last 16 years.  His abs problems started when he added an extra 16-exercise abs program to his regular workout, and did it several times a week with his friends. All these exercises were based on crunches and sit-ups.  Illustration  ‘It actually meant crunches in series of various positions i.e. feet towards each other and with legs up straight – this felt the worst for me. There were also side sit-ups with one shoulder on the ground.  One night I realized that the left side...