AS a new mum, wrapped up in caring for a newborn, exercise if often the last thing on your mind, never mind weight loss. So when researchers said this week that ‘new mums should do two hours of ...

Home Solution for Pelvic Floor Strength, Bladder Control, and Core RecoveryDenver, April 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Women's health often takes a back seat to other priorities in today's chaotic ...

It is a large part of the body that lies deep inside, out of sight and perhaps out of mind: your abdominal core. A new and ...

Researchers publishing new expert guidelines have emphasized that even small efforts can have a positive impact.

“One is diastasis recti, where the abdominal muscles separate, which lots of women experience after pregnancy and don’t always fully heal from,” Dr Rossi explains.

Diastasis recti—or diastasis rectus abdominis, as it is known in medical terms—is a common condition that develops when the two portions of the outermost abdominal (belly) muscle separate. This issue ...

This muscle is often weakened or separated during pregnancy. When this happens, it's called diastasis recti. Many Pilates exercises engage the rectus abdominis. According to one study of women who had ...

Crunches, in general, are not advised during pregnancy as they can make Diastasis recti, or the separation of your abdominal muscles, worse. If in any doubt, it’s always a good idea to check ...

You’re probably familiar with the abs muscles—the ones you see poppin' on celebs like J.Lo or Halle Berry, but there’s way more to core strength than those visible six-pack muscles. Behind ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to ...