Confused About How To Heal Your Core and Pelvic Floor?
Moms are led to believe that the postpartum side effects we deal with daily are “just the price of motherhood.” But I’m here to tell you that you CAN feel at home in your body again. Diastasis recti (abdominal separation that leaves a “pooch”), incontinence, back and hip pain, prolapse, and painful sex are NOT conditions that you have to live with postpartum.
Every woman deserves to feel good inside her body. To date, SLAM has helped more than 50,000 women find their strength, and live a life of vitality.
Let’s go over five important starter steps in healing your core and pelvic floor.
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Confused About How To Heal Your Core and Pelvic Floor?
Moms are led to believe that the postpartum side effects we deal with daily are “just the price of motherhood.” But I’m here to tell you that you CAN feel at home in your body again. Diastasis recti (abdominal separation that leaves a “pooch”), incontinence, back and hip pain, prolapse, and painful sex are NOT conditions that you have to live with postpartum.
Every woman deserves to feel good inside her body. To date, SLAM has helped more than 50,000 women find their strength, and live a life of vitality.
Let’s go over five important starter steps in healing your core and pelvic floor.
EXPLORE THE SLAM PROGRAM
TIP 01
Learn to Breathe
“Hey Ashley, I know how to breathe.” But do you know how to breathe optimally? Proper breathing is literally the most important thing I could EVER teach you. Our diaphragm and pelvic floor work together. Once you learn how to use your breath, deep core and pelvic floor like the team they are meant to be, so many of your postpartum woes will improve. This is our super power!
TIP 02
Exhale When You Lift
When we lift something heavy—our toddler, a bag of dog food—our tendency is to bear down and push out against our core. The thing is, this puts so much pressure down on our pelvic floor and out against our already compromised abdominal connective tissue. One of the most protective things we can do to facilitate healing is to remember to exhale with exertion. Yes, like a weirdo! Haaaaaaa or Ssssss… out your mouth as you lift.
TIP 03
Tripod It
Mom-ing is hard work. Think about how many times a day you bend over. Putting the dishes in, picking up toys, lifting a laundry basket. When our core is working on healing, that typical “rounded back” lift can put a lot of strain on our core and pelvic floor…AND our low back. I want you to think about being a tripod. The more points of contact you have with the earth—the better. Stagger your stance, widen your base, and use your free hand for support.
TIP 04
Stop Butt Gripping
This is another one of those compensatory strategies that our body likes to adopt. When we are still building core strength, our pelvis is looking for some stability. Your glutes step in to save the day. But that constant gripping and tightening prevents your core from firing optimally, and it also can create a lot of pelvic floor tightness. Our glutes and pelvic floor are very much a mirror of one another. If you have tight, over-gripping glutes, you probably have a tight over-gripping pelvic floor, too. Try this trick to stop the grip!
TIP 05
Stop Sucking In
Okay, this one is hard. I know you want to hold things in, because we live in a culture of “thin.” But you deserve to breathe. Sucking in puts a kink in our natural breathing system. It can leave you with a number of pelvic floor concerns, increase your anxiety, cause constipation, and more. So let that ish go! Seriously. I’m watching you.
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