Core Strengthening After Childbirth
Strengthening your core muscles is essential for postpartum recovery and overall well-being. It can help improve posture, reduce back pain, and support your pelvic floor.
Key benefits:
Improves posture and reduces back pain
Supports pelvic floor function
Increases strength and stability
Recommended exercises:
Pelvic tilts: This exercise helps to strengthen the core muscles and improve pelvic alignment.
Planks: This exercise is a great way to strengthen the core, arms, and legs.
Russian twists: This exercise helps to strengthen the obliques and core.
Bird-dog: This exercise helps to improve balance, coordination, and core strength.
References:
Mayo Clinic. (2023). Postpartum core exercises: How to strengthen your core after pregnancy.
