The key to getting back into shape quickly is to workout steadily and focus on building up your strength gradually. Recognize that it may take as much time for your body to recover from pregnancy as it did to go through pregnancy. Be patient and start from the inside out. Once you feel that you have enough energy and strength to resume exercise, focusing your initial efforts on your deep core muscles is an excellent place to start.
Developing core strength will help you meet the new demands of motherhood with greater ease and comfort. Start with your Pelvic Floor. Working these muscles early on will aid in the healing process and the regaining of any loss of control or sensation in the area. A strengthened pelvic floor also plays a role in eventually regaining a flat tummy.
Try the following exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor:
The Emergency Stop
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Figure Eight
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Flutter Kegels
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Once you feel confident that you can activate your Pelvic Floor, it is time to add in exercises to strengthen the Transversus Abdominis. The Transversus Abdominis is a deep abdominal muscle that when strong is responsible for core strength and stability as well as a flat tummy. The Pelvic Floor and Transversus Abdominis must work in unison in order for you to see and feel maximal results.
Here are some exercises that primarily target the Transversus Abdominis and Pelvic Floor:
Vaginal lifts & belly button to spine
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Heel Drags
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Leg Openers
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V-sits (try after comfortable with the above exercises)*
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*V-sits are not suitable if you have an abdominal separation. Read more about this here.
Once you can complete these exercises most days of the week while maintaining a vaginal lift throughout, you can begin to add additional exercises that focus on the outer abdominal muscles.
Remember, progression is the key to success in regaining your shape and strength. Be patient and focus your initial efforts on working your inside or deep core muscles, so that you have the strength and stability to effectively work your entire core and ultimately see and feel positive results.

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