Abdominal Separation FAQs: Part II

Iā€™m often asked about diastasis recti (the medical name for abdominal separation) by both pre and postnatal clients and do believe that education is key when it comes to both minimizing and rehabilitating this condition. If youĀ havenā€™t yet read Part I, you can find it here! Let’s get started with a bit of research: Boissonnault & Blaschak (1988) found that …

Management of Gestational Diabetes Through Exercise and Nutrition

Management of Gestational Diabetes Through Exercise and Nutrition A report released by the CDC in 2015 revealed that nearly half (47%) of all pregnant women gain more than recommended during pregnancy (1).Ā  The studyā€™s co-author, Dr. Andrea Sharma, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionā€™s Maternal and Infant Health Branch stated, ā€œThis is a concern because …

Benefits of Prenatal Exercise

Exercise during pregnancy. Ā Everyone seems to have an opinion, but who and what information can you trust? Ā  A sampling of advice may include “walking only”, “no impact”, “no twisting”, “stick with yoga”, “don’t get your heart rate above 140 bmp”, “and the always popular, “just do what you’ve been doing for exercise.” Ā Well, what if you’ve been training for …