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Hidden Pelvic Floor Symptoms
When I was pregnant with my first son, I remember learning about kegels for the first time, in the prenatal yoga class I attended each week. I sat there trying to lift and squeeze and draw up my elevator but I honestly had no idea if I was doing it right. I...
5 Tips for a Smoother Cesarean Recovery
For many years women were made to feel guilty if they could not have a vaginal or natural birth for some reason. Cesarean rates were (and still are) HIGH and there are definitely circumstances where birthers (and their partners) may feel pressured by their healthcare...
5 Postpartum Core + Pelvic Floor Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)
After having a baby, I just wanted to feel strong, supported, and comfortable in my body again. But instead, I felt disconnected, weak, and honestly? A little broken. Like so many new moms, I turned to fitness and weight loss, convinced that if I just did more ab...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This Simple Breathing Technique to Calm Your Mind and Body
As a mom—whether you’re in those tender early postpartum months or further down the road—feeling “on” all the time can feel like your new normal. Your brain has a hard time turning off. You’re constantly scanning—listening for the baby, remembering that school form,...
Need a Little Reset? 5 Causes of Occasional Pelvic Floor Symptoms
In your search for pelvic floor info and training, you've probably stumbled on more than one "fix" or way to "solve" your leaks and worries. The implied message? ? They've got some top-secret, government classified, never-before-seen pelvic floor magic, upon...
How Long Is Postpartum? The Postpartum Healing Timeline
Postpartum is forever, as they say. But why do they say it? Surely you can't always be postpartum... can you? Well, the language is tricky! As body image and exercise coaches, we understand the sentiment behind the "postpartum is forever" slogan. Once you've been...
Your Pelvic Floor Might Be Tight, Not Weak! (Pelvic Floor Workout)
5 years ago we had mamas coming to us completely overwhelmed and confused when it came to their core and pelvic floor. But now we're so happy to see mainstream fitness magazines and apps openly talking about the importance of proper core and pelvic floor training. But...
Prevent Pelvic Floor Leaks with “The Knack” Exercise
We KNOW one of the biggest challenges moms face in postpartum and beyond is feeling unsure of your pelvic floor, your abs, your lower back and your entire "core" system. Our Club Members tell us all the time how The Reset is DIFFERENT because we weave our signature,...
I Think My Abs Are Separated! What do I do?
"Are my abs separated?" It sounds a little scary. It can definitely feel a bit unnerving if you think it's happened to you. Don't worry, mama. It's totally normal. Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (AKA: Diastasis Recti, Diastasis, Abdominal Separation or -- my least...
7 Hilarious Pelvic Floor Cues That Truly Work
Over the years, when we've talked about engaging the pelvic floor muscles with our mom clients and brand new Reset Mobility Club Members we tend to get a whole lot of faces with a slight confused and far off look in their eyes. You know, the look that says, Am I doing...
How to Do the Dead Bug Exercise in Postpartum
Let's reset your Dead Bug to get the best core strengthening effects from this classic abdominal exercise!It's not just a funny name! The Dead Bug exercise is one of the world's go-to moves for a stronger core! It's easily adapted to every fitness level and requires...
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How To Do Core and Pelvic Floor Breathing [video]
Coordinating your breath with the movement of your core muscles is made easy with this guided video and helpful cues.I know some people still love their crunches, but I'm not big on old fashioned “ab exercises.” I'm so much more fond of functional exercises that train...