There are a lot of myths about postpartum exercise.

• Having a “fit pregnancy” means you will bounce back faster
• Leaking when you jump, run, sneeze, cough, laugh… is normal
• Women with prolapse can’t lift more than 10lbs
• All moms should avoid crunches, leg lifts, planks and more traditional ab exercises

But there’s one big one that towers over them all.

And by learning this one simple truth, you can avoid the biggest mistake that most new moms make when they return to exercise post-pregnancy.

This mistake can actually make it harder for you to get back into the workouts you love as soon as you’d like to.

Yes. That’s right. It’s that important.

So what’s the myth?

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You don’t need crunches or complicated ab exercises to get a strong core.

In fact, sometimes the simpler the exercise, the better.

And these simple exercises will definitely have your abs feeling the burn!

I’ve included 3 different levels so whether you’re at the beginning stage of rehabbing your core, or you’re ready for some more advanced options, these exercises will work for you.

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“Self care” is a loaded topic.

There are almost 100 million Google results on “self care for Moms”.

There’s talk about “pampering yourself with bubble baths”, exercising, eating healthy food, taking naps…

There are thousands upon thousands of ideas.

But are massages and bubble baths really the best form of self care for moms?

No. And here’s why.

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There’s an essential part of postpartum fitness that many trainers aren’t including in their programming.

Yes, you want to get your alignment, breath and core engagement strategies down pat.

Yes, you want to rehab and rebuild your core and pelvic floor strength.

Yes, you want to progressively build strength overtime (not just dive back into a HIIT class at 6 weeks postpartum).

So many (amazing) trainers are sharing all this goodness with moms.

But the piece that they’re often missing can be the difference between you feeling amazing and getting awesome results and still feeling kinda crumby and getting “meh” results.

What’s that piece?

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When you aren’t as far along as you’d hoped you’d be by now, it can get frustrating and bleak.

You thought you’d feel stronger by now.

You thought you’d feel better by now.

You thought you’d be able to do those sit-ups, pull-ups, planks without any symptoms by now.

And when you aren’t feeling better, getting stronger, or seeing results as fast as you’d like, the natural tendency will be to want to push harder, do more, find a better, more challenging, different workout.

Because that’s what you’ve always done, right?

When you wanted to reach a fitness goal you just pushed harder and made it happen.

So why is that not working now? Why is that not the right choice now?

Because – while pushing harder may give you a temporary feeling of “Yes. Good. I’m doing it” – it won’t solve the actual problem. It won’t give you the results you were hoping for – especially not without way more risk involved.

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A common piece of advice given to women who are newly postpartum or managing diastasis recti or prolapse is to avoid crunches, sit-ups, planks and other more traditional core exercises.

The idea is that these kinds of exercises create a lot of pressure into the core and pelvic floor (which is obviously not the best thing for a recovering muscle system).

And while they can create a lot of pressure, so can a squat or an overhead press. So it’s not just about avoiding traditional core exercises.

And honestly?

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