Busting the Myth: The Truth About Planks After Pregnancy

Busting the Myth: The Truth About Planks After Pregnancy

Published on Aug 3
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The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/836842/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>From the vault;</p><p><br/></p><p>This week I talk about the importance of doing plank exercises if you&apos;re working on your postpartum recovery<br/><br/>Too often do I hear &quot;Planks are dangerous to do post-partum&quot; or &quot;avoid doing planks or you&apos;ll make your diastasis worse&quot;.<br/>This is complete nonsense. Planks are your friend post-partum but you kind of have to know what you&apos;re doing and why you&apos;re doing certain exercises at a certain time.<br/><br/>So I discuss things like reverse planks, side planks and front loaded planks and how to do them safely and effectively.<br/>I also explain why you will NEVER recover post-partum if you don&apos;t do plank exercises, it just won&apos;t happen!<br/><br/>And I talk about the difference between static and dynamic planks and why movement during a plank makes the plank significantly more eff...