Diastasis Recti : The Whole-body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation

Our abdominal muscles are rarely “broken”; rather their weakness is a reflection of how little we use our entire body.Whether you have diastasis recti, a hernia, are postnatal, or simply have a very weak midsection-this is the definitive “whole-body” guide to restoring your core! Abdominal muscles have many important jobs-twisting the spine safely, accommodating pregnancy, protecting your abdominal organs, and even breathing are just some of the jobs we want them to do well. Many will try to fix their middle though crunches and other abdominal exercises without realizing that things like tight shoulder muscles, poor posture habits, and even our breathing patterns can be affecting what’s going on in our abs. In Diastasis Recti, biomechanist Katy Bowman:Gives 30+ exercises, organized into Small, Medium, and Big Moves Expands the core to include essential parts, like the shoulders and pelvis (and how movement patterns here can worsen abdominal separations) Explains why it’s better to thin