HandH 007: Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness with Olivia Cagle

What we Chat about in this Episode

~How Olivia got started working as an exercise specialist in the field of prenatal and postpartum fitness

~Diastasis Recti - what it is and how it affects your life

~How to determine if you have diastasis recti and why the depth of it is more important than the width

~Why the core and pelvic floor muscles are so crucial to overall wellbeing

~Exercises to strengthen your core and pelvic floor during pregnancy so as to help avoid diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, etc.; specific pushing techniques for delivery to help avoid these issues

~How incorrect body alignment, improper breathing patterns, and sucking in your tummy all lead to these problems and why it is important to address these foundational issues before starting your exercise plan

~Dubunking the myths of diastasis recti (i.e. that it only affects women who have been pregnant, that it can only be treated with surgery, that specific exercises are enough to do away with the problem, etc.)

~Correct and incorrect exercises for treating diastasis recti - kegals, squats, crunches, planks, sit ups, and more!

~The affect that nutrition and healthy eating as on all this

~Olivia's resources for preventing, diagnosing, and treating diastasis recti

~And more!

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