Workout Wednesday

“Checking for abdominal separation post pregnancy”

💁🏼‍♀️ Have you recently had a baby and looking to start an exercise regime? 👶🏻🏃‍♀️
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If so, check out this video about Diastisis (muscle separation of the abdominals post pregnancy) and how to check if you have it 👍
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If you do find after checking that you do have a separation, don't despair, it can be corrected with the right exercises and avoidance of certain movements when you workout 🙌
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👉 To check, lay down on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor
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👉 Place your pointer and middle finger side by side under your belly button and do a chest lift
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👉 Hold the chest lift and feel if you have a gap in between to 2 sides of your abdominal wall
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👉 Measure how many figures wide and note depth as shallow, medium or deep
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👉 Repeat the same thing above the bellow button
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If you have 2 fingers wide or more you have Diastisis and should avoid the following exercises -
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✖️ Sit ups
✖️ Ab crunches
✖️ Criss cross (otherwise known as bicycle)
✖️ Planks
✖️ Pushups on your toes
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In 2 weeks time, I will post an abdominal workout on our page for women with muscle separation, stay tuned! 😘
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At Stellar, we check all of our members for Diastisis and teach correction exercises as well as gave options or modifications in our classes for those that need it 👏
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In the post natal stage? Stellar has got your pelvic floor and abdominal strengthening exercises ready to go that will not hinder your efforts in closing the gap
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👉We are mums, we know mums, we train mums - safely! 👭👭
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Contact us for a free 7 day trial - http://www.stellarperformance.com.au/7dayfreetrial/
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Dani
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