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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 CIRCUIT: Exercise 6️⃣ . 🙋🏻‍♀️Who is ready to return to intensity? . 🙋🏻‍♀️How many moms out there are ready to bust out that jog stroller and get moving? . That’s awesome!! BUT, we have to earn that ability first! Remember that it takes up to a year for the healing process to complete itself after giving birth. . Take your time and nourish your body with high quality nutrition and proper, progressive movement. Then...build towards intensity. . Strong hamstrings and glutes are one component of a solid foundation for returning to intensity. . Here is a progression of the floor bridge which is a foundational exercise in your postpartum recovery program! . Here I am using one of my favorites, @reactive_training Coretex with a 6kg @viprpro . The two work together just like your core and pelvic floor! . My glutes and hamstrings must react to the movement of the ViPR as I shift from left to right at the top of the bridge. . The pelvic floor reacts subconsciously and breath is consciously performed, exhaling at the top of the bridge. . This exercise prepares me for the more dynamic exercise 7️⃣! . Stay tuned, one more to go! . . . . . #moms4healthusa #femalechainreaction #coretex #reactivetraining #functionfirst #healingprocess #pelvicfloor #collagen #resilience #momfitness #diastasisrecti #womenshealth #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #momhealth (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmIsBocAf60/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1omt2ckj2gvkm

ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 CIRCUIT: Exercise 6️⃣ . One of the major difficulties I had recovering from the twin pregnancies is mobility, rhythm and timing in my hips. I also have trouble with my thoracic spine getting locked down. . Here I am with two of my favorite functional tools that have helped me recover my function @reactive_training Coretex and my 6kg @viprpro . . This exercise requires me to react to the platforms movement with my hips while the ViPR drives in the opposite direction. . This movement is huge for adding resilience to your lumbosacral fascia and teaching you to move from the hips to spare the spine. . Life applications you might not think of...sliding in and out of the car 🚙 (or minivan 😉). Ungluing stroller jogging posture. . Here is a tool that has great functional carryover! Your body will retain the pattern and have great movement between sessions! . Don’t forget to fuel that Movement with high quality food that rebuilds collagen and promotes gut health...HUGE for postpartum recovery! . I would love to share more with you! Please sign up for my newsletter at moms4health.com. ❤️🤗 . #moms4healthusa . . . . . . #reactivetraining #functionfirst #viprpro #viprfit #reallifefitness #diastasisrecti #pelvicfloor #functionalfitness #momfitness #fitmom #trainlikeagirl #dr #giftfellow #momhealth (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT CIRCUIT: Exercise 8️⃣ . Retraining the hips in the postpartum period is very important. . Considering you will spend the next 3-5 years reaching down and forward, relearning a proper hip drive is priority. Right along with making sure your butt is working properly!! . You want to pick up those babies with some strong hips, not your back! 🤗 . Here I am using a 6kg @viprpro during this warm up circuit. You could also use a heavier ViPR, dumbbells, medicine balls, kettlebells... . Internally rotating your hips helps to put tension into your posterior chain which tends to go to sleep during pregnancy. . The reach forward and down at knee height pushes your hips further back, adding to the glute load! Don’t forget the exhale on the way up. . Give this simple pattern a try before your squats or lunges! It’s a great way to wake everything up! . Alright, that’s it for this circuit! I hope you enjoyed all 8 exercises! The purpose is to encourage safe and effective movement during the postpartum recovery period. All of these exercises are coming from a mom who has had 2 sets of twins. Your body may have a higher level of performance or you might be starting a bit lower...all is ok! Start where you are and keep going!! ❤️🤗 . 🌟Leave me a comment below...more of this? . #moms4healthusa #postpartumfitness . . . . . #momfitness #functionalfitness #dr #hiphealth #viprpro #trainforfunction #smartfitness #trainlikeagirl #functionfirst #momhealth #womenshealth (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT CIRCUIT: Exercise 2 . Here I am back on the @reactive_training Coretex with a sub maximal load working on timing and rhythm. . This pattern involves everything from my feet working to decelerate the rotation of the platform through the non working arm holding the bar. . For the first two years of twin life, strollers are a reality for moms. Although you can carry both, it’s not practical for most life tasks. I walk everywhere I can and the kids come with me. So there was a lot of strolling when they could only walk short distances. . Strollers don’t allow for the essential rotation that occurs with gait. We must encourage that input in as many different modes as possible. . Coretex is a perfect way to input rotation into your tspine. Here I am driving rotation from the bottom up and top down with this simple exercise. . Join me tomorrow for exercise #3! . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #reactivetraining #coretexfitness #momfitness #reallifefitness #momessentials #twinmom #functionfirst #moveeveryday #thoracicspine (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENTS CIRCUT: Exercise 2️⃣ . Here we are back to @reactive_training Coretex. This time I am using the squat to rotational shoulder press from a narrow, staggered stance position with a light load. . My goal is to decouple my hips (allow greater SI movement = healthy spine). I usually use a wide foot position so narrow was a unique challenge. The narrow foot position did not allow me to use my adductors for stability. . I chose to use a one arm press on the same side as the front leg to let the squat explode assist the press. . 🤗In practical terms: How does this help moms? . Have you ever had to bend down and pick something up from the floor while holding your baby? . Have you ever had to push a grocery cart while holding the baby who is not willing to sit in the cart? . Yes, to both? Well great!! This one works excellent for you! . Coordination is a huge part of moving well. The Coretex is a perfect tool to help you accomplish that goal! . How does this help me on the bike? One phrase: coordination while climbing. 🚲 . . . . #moms4healthusa #coretexfitness #reallifefitness #momfitness #hollyspringsnc #mom #twinmom #core #diastasisrecti #hiphealth #postpartum #smarttraining #functionfirst (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

👄💄💋 Honestly cannot believe these are still my own actual lips lol I never wear lips slash lip stuff unless it's chapstick - #functionfirst 😉 but this #lipcolor stuff actually stays on your mouth ... Even when you eat or drink #wow . Thank you soooo much @jlumas slash @poshpuckerlipsbyjoanne #omg right !!?? (at Mimi’s Café – St Johns Town Center)

I love these yoga pants, which were a gift. The pants fit fine, but the waistband did not feel comfortable. I replaced it with a larger, more-well-fitting waistband in another fabric. I'm not surprised to see that the front fits perfectly, and the back needs more depth. That is a common adaptation I need to make (my "rise" is longer in the back than the front). I can use some of the left over waist band fabric to make a back yoke. PS, I made a mistake. I put the seam of the waistband in the front instead of in the back. That little white dot is not a seam, it's an imperfection in my mirror... I think most people won't see the seam there. I usually wear long tops. #menditmarch #ArtAsAnEveryDayAttitude #whoops #sewistsofinstagram #imperfection #diy #functionfirst