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Certified Nutrition & Fitness Coach
Kim Raubenheimer is a Certified Nutrition & Fitness Coach, Licensed Tupler Techniqueâ?¢ instructor, and founder of www.YourHealthSense.com, a website containing information about healthy nutrition ...
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Getting Rid of Belly Bulge
"Why do I still have belly bulge after giving birth one year ago? I am doing so many crunches every day and yet I still have belly bulge!" You could have a diastasis. Say goodbye to those crunches. Any forward forceful move like a crunch will actually make a diastasis worse or even create one by performing them incorrectly!What is a diastasis?A diastasis is a separation of the outer most abdominal muscles, the rectus abdominus or "six pack" muscles. With a diastasis, the connective tissue (linea alba) that connects the two halves of the recti abdominis becomes thin and fails to protect the organs. If the separation is severe, the organs will actually protrude, creating that unsightly bulge in the belly. If there is trauma to the abdominal area and the connective tissue is torn away from the muscle, a ventral hernia can develop and surgery will be required. You don't have to have had a child to have one. You can create one by doing abdominal exercises incorrectly.What is the... read more »
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While your belly continually expands for nine months during pregnancy, you might assume that it will naturally contract to its original size after your baby is born. But the truth is that getting your belly back to its pre-pregnancy size is not always as simple as doing daily sit-ups and cutting back on sugar, especially if you're dealing with a diastasis recti. As a mom that continually exercised during her two pregnancies, Certified Nutrition & Fitness Coach Kim Raubenheimer explains the concept of diastasis recti, and how you can recover from this post-natal condition.
