Postnatal Exercise for Strength and Confidence After Birth
There’s been a massive change to life now that you have had your baby. Perhaps a few lifestyle changes with more home help during the first few months (especially if its your first!) while others are dealing with long term medical challenges such as incontinence, diastasis recti related back pain and some with scar tissue from c-sections and episiotomy. Wherever you start there are many several ways exercise can help you feel strength and confidence in your body again!
Gentle yet powerful movement
Here is how it can help your body recover, realign, and feel like yours again. Many experiences for new moms say they are feeling “loose” from the stomach, to the hips and even sometimes the general feeling of how they move in life. These are some of the few times where i find it essential to bring back some gentle movement.
The first 6 weeks can include movements such as diaphragm breathing to regain connection to their deeper abdominals and pelvic floor. Some arm movements to open the chest from breastfeeding and carrying heavy items on a regular basis for the baby. Spinal movements to regain movements in the spine that maybe becoming stiff from sitting, laying down and standing for longer periods of time.
In the following weeks we can now start incorporating movements that and more resistance that focus on pelvic floor health, abdominal and spine health while still including more mobility and flexibility movements for the upper body and neck!
Why MVNT Studio for Postnatal Training
Most of my new mothers in Culver City trust me for their postnatal training. From the days when all you need is gentle movements focusing on specific areas so that you can focus on your own needs. While on other days you get the challenging exercises that build upon our gentle movement days so that you get a continuity in care that meets you with how you are feeling that day! It is essential to know that often times we do not need more stressful exercises, especially when you are likely now handling ever more tasks mentally and physically. We focus on managing your stress and cortisol levels from awareness of if you are feeling swollen or aching more to if you slept terrible because you just couldnt get back to sleep.
Our MVNT Approach
A deep dive on our approach is in a previous post. Our MVNT method in summary focuses on all your past history, your lifestyle that may increase inflammation, and your goals and movement needs day to day.
These factors in mind develop into our full MVNT practice. Involved with in person or virtual pilates based training, following client education with an at home practice to continue daily. These become the stepping stones so that once each is met in ways that pain is reduced we continue to return your body to the abilities of it’s fullest potential while preventing further pain and discomfort that may involve more corrective exercises for imbalances in your musculature. Once each step is achieved we slowly progress to the movements the spine is able to do and challenge your areas of issue so that we provide the guidance and skills so that those movements no longer become an issue!
Our goal is to get you back to moving as your best self while preventing future set backs. So if this was informative to you and may interest you in becoming a client with me. Find our studio and see us for a consultation any day.
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