07/20/2020
Have you ever been scrolling the gram + come across a picture of a mama who just gave birth, looking like she didn’t just carry a babe for 40 weeks, preaching her return to core rehab 7 seconds after delivery...⠀
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As you sit there rolling your eyes, bleeding in your adult diaper with raw, leaky b***s, feeling like a “bounce back” failure while you release that heavy sigh + maybe shed a tear (or bucket of tears) thinking to yourself WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL?! You’re not alone, mama!!!⠀
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Here’s the thing...you’ll see a lot of fitness professionals, influencers, etc posting the right picture, taken at the right angle with the right amount of photo shopping to the gram preaching the “if I can do it, so can you!!” mantra. While that might be true in some scenarios, core rehab postpartum will look very different for each body.⠀
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Here’s the reality. Core rehab postpartum is NOT high level exercises at the onset of recovery, at least it SHOULDN’T be...unless you want to be one of my clients. It’s not planks, crunches, double leg suspensions + spiderman push ups right out of the gate.⠀
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It SHOULD look more like breathing techniques, light activations + relaxations of your deep core + pelvic floor, functional mobility + reintegration of optimal posture + movement strategies that serve you during the fourth trimester.⠀
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Defining WHAT core rehab is + isn’t is integral in recovery to keep you moving safely + efficiently while SLOWLY rebuilding strength + stability for your body.⠀
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🚨PSA: Don’t rely on the gram to tell you where you are or where you “should be” in your postpartum journey. Rely on an assessment + plan of care from a trained professional.⠀
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To health + wellness for your pelvis,⠀
Kelly
