 Use these images below to get started on your pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy. If you know how to activate them during pregnancy it can help prepare you for labour and make it easier to strengthen them after birth.
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 Wow what happened to my stomach? It looks like it's split in half and not working. I feel bulging coming out when I stand up, it's flabby and it feels so weak! I feel horrible.
Does this sound like you? It's very common after pregnancy, It's called Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA) or abdominal separation. Where the tummy muscles have stretched and the fascia has separated leaving you feeling weak and flabby. Here's what you can you do about it!  I’m sure we’ve all done them at some point to try and get these elusive pelvic floor muscles working but stop right now! These mistakes are preventing you from feeling strong and getting back to the exercise you want to. They are preventing you from stopping your leakage and they are preventing you from having amazing sexual pleasure. Read on to see what you can do instead.
 You've been waiting for the number 1 Kegel exercise to get your Kegel muscles working. Here it is.
Easy, quick, you can do it anywhere and very effective at turning your muscles on.  Do you think your pelvic floor muscles are as important as everyone says they are?
Really think about that! Do you even know what they do?  Did you know that Collagen is kind of like the glue that holds the cells in the body together?
Super important for helping the connective tissue within your pelvic floor anatomy be healthy and working well to treat and prevent pelvic floor dysfunction. |
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