There is a real fear of weight gain in our society and a lot of us work extremely hard to avoid it. We will wake up at 5 am after being awake til 1am, train even harder after a day of indulgence, and even work through aches and pains that our bodies endure on a daily basis. For many pregnant and postpartum women, they will work way beyond where their body is currently at so that they A) don’t gain much weight during pregnancy, B) bounce back post-pregnancy. No one tells us

Alright, you’ve had a baby and have discovered that your abs have separated. Yep, I know this feeling and didn’t learn anything about diastasis recti until the day before my second pregnancy, 3.5 years after my first. I like many new moms, wanted to drop the baby weight ASAP!! Only I wasn’t losing it fast enough. You see, my expectation was that because I was fit before and during my pregnancy, I would leave the hospital looking the way I did before pregnancy--nope!!! So,

Every once in a 4 years ago, when my son was born, I returned to exercise and didn’t have access to any of the information that I’m going to tell you. I went back to my regular routine without rehabbing or retraining and possibly did myself more harm than good--I say possibly because I didn’t learn about the importance of diastasis recti or pelvic floor dysfunctions back then. I did things differently during and after my second pregnancy. Since starting Mom’s Fitness Boutiqu

Many women are concerned about ab separation (diastasis recti) so I decided to share a little something with you. I have diastasis recti and you probably do to. But it's not be that big of a deal. Here's Why According to a small study, 100% of women will have some degree of diastase recti by the 35th week of pregnancy. (Mota et al 2014) After 2 pregnancies and a laparoscopic surgery, my abs have separated. But this is what I need you to know. I didn't know that my abs could