Post Pregnancy Tummy Problems
April 15, 2009
It is really depressing if after everything you’ve done to reduce your post pregnancy flab; a little bit of it still sticks to your tummy and refuses to budge. Well, quit fretting and just read on to know what you can do to do away with the fat quotient.
Crunches don’t work
When you’re pregnant, your outermost muscles in the abdomen get separated and stretched so that it can make room for the uterus. After you’ve given birth, although the uterus has already shrunk back to its normal size, your abdominal muscles can remain separated. Therefore, if you are doing crunches to reduce the flab, it can actually increase the separation of your abdominal muscles as the exercise induces pressure on tissues that connect the abdominal muscles in the outermost area.
Brace your tummy
Instead of doing crunches, just brace your tummy. Engage the innermost muscles of the abdomen that supports the gut and the uterus and is responsible for keeping your belly in. This process also helps you keep back pain at bay.
All you need to do is sit straight with your shoulders let down and suck your belly button inwards towards the spine. You can do this at anytime and during any activity. It is just like imagining that you are wearing a corset that has been pulled tight. If you keep doing it, you’ll have toned and flatter abs gradually. It also elongates your torso and strengthens your back.
What else you can do
You can hold your baby in front using both of your arms instead of on the side. While doing this keep your back in a straight position and your shoulders down and pull your stomach in. It is not easy to hold a baby in that position for long but even a couple of minutes help. So you see, it’s not that hard to get that perfect tummy back. All you have to do is adopt the correct exercise.
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