If baby is 6 months old and you’re back to your pre-baby weight, but still look pregnant, or if you’ve been doing ab exercises but don’t seem to be getting anywhere, then a Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) might be to blame. To start re-building your abs after baby from the inside out and the bottom up try this simple exercise.
Try this:
1. Sit up straight in a hard chair, or lie down on your back with your knees bent.
2. Place a 3-4 inch ball between your knees
3. Blow your air out gently between pursed lips as you attempt to do a teeny tiny kegel around your pubic bone/urethra and squeeze the ball. Think about pulling your inside, deep lower abs up and away from your pubic bone as you do it.
4. Repeat for 10-20 breaths.
You will hopefully be feeling the beginnings of something gently tensing deep in your lower belly. If you begin to feel crampy, then you’ve definitely got the right spot. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then we need to meet! Call 515-255-3932 or Schedule online.