29\\ Postpartum Abs 101: Your Postpartum Weight Loss Timeline plus How To Safely Get Started With Ab Exercises after Baby

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Physical Therapist Jena Bradley about postpartum core exercises and how to heal your diastasis recti. Jena is committed to helping moms eliminate confusion around how to fix the “mom pooch” and to feel empowered to very simply heal their core and regain strength.

 

In This Episode -

Postpartum Exercise: What should I be doing in those initial six weeks after I have baby? 

 

Best Exercises for Healing Diastasis Recti and What to Avoid: How to start and how to progress to strategically strengthen and heal the gap in your abdomen

 

Core Program for Flat Stomach: No matter how long ago you had a baby, Jena gives recommendations for how to get a flat stomach 

 

Abdominal Bracing:  The best way to get started is through abdominal bracing. Find out how to do that in this week’s episode.

 

The Pyramid Method: This is Jena’s secret sauce to a tight core and postpartum abs.

 

“The keys to the pyramid method are that it takes any excess thinking out of it, it’s repetition, and it’s super easy.”

 

In this episode, these were my key takeaways - 

You can release the initial expectations after baby when it comes to exercise. Then, once you are ready, there is a very simple way to heal your core, get tight abs and a flat stomach.

 

Even if you are a tired mom, you can find the time to implement Jena’s core program.

 

Ab exercises to avoid when you have diastasis recti are discussed in this episode.

 

Featured Guests -

Dr. Jena Bradley, Physical Therapist and founder of Livecorestrong.com

Most new moms struggle to stay fit and live a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Jena Bradley, a physical therapist and mom of 4, helps moms feel empowered to live that “fit-mom” lifestyle easily amongst the chaos of motherhood so they feel confident and strong in their own skin. Dr. Jena Bradley’s expertise is shared through her blog and YouTube channel, Live Core Strong. And now she has a new podcast, The Fit Postpartum Mom, where she teaches quick workouts for busy new moms, with an emphasis on core strengthening first before all else. She’s most known for her superpower, scheduling and routines. She juggles life with her 4 littles, volunteers at her church in the women’s and children’s ministry and continues to work as a physical therapist while running an Airbnb on the side. She does all this while maintaining a healthy lifestyle and growing her own online business. If you want to stay motivated, Dr. Jena will surely help you reach your fitness goals faster all while being a busy mom. 

Author of book Postpartum Ab Rehab

 

Resources -

Free On-Demand Video Training>>> Postpartum Abs 101: How To Safely Start Postpartum Ab Exercises In Less Than 2 Minutes A Day >>>  https://livecorestrong.com/class/

 

Or to get access to some of my other free resources, workout challenges, you can go to www.livecorestrong.com/join 

 

Get started today with Postpartum Abs Simplified: Click here

https://livecorestrong.com/simplified-kelsey/

 

 

Connect with Jena- 
Website: https://livecorestrong.com

Instagram: @livecorestrong

Youtube: @livecorestrong

Podcast: The Fit Postpartum Mom 

 

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