Our post-partum exercise of the week is a progression of last week’s Pallof Press. This variation uses movement of the arms to provide an increased challenge as the core muscles work against the strength of the band to resist movement in the trunk. If you were able to perform last week’s exercise with no symptoms […]
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This week we are continuing to progress our post-partum core restoration work adding resistance bands with the Pallof Press! This exercise is a great way to begin more functional core work with resistance while maintaining a safe progression for the core and pelvic floor muscles due to its focus on the obliques and deep core
Any other moms of newborns feel constantly hunched over? 🙋🏻♀️ Between the continuous feeding, rocking, and holding, my upper back is hurting. This week’s exercise is a great mobility activity to get movement to the joints of the upper back and a good stretch to the tight chest muscles. This is a great activity for
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This week’s exercise is a progression of your post-partum core exercises that requires increased stabilization and control. By focusing on appropriately engaging the pelvic floor and core musculature, this exercise can help improve coordination of the strained abdominal and pelvic floor muscles as well as increase endurance. This exercise is great for rebuilding core strength
Let’s talk post-partum low back pain. Many factors go into creating low back pain in recently post-parthm women causing it to be extremely prevalent. First off, you have just carried a baby around inside of your abdomen for 9ish months creating an intense strain on your low back. Then you have endured labor and delivery
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