CRUNCH FREE ABS in Real Simple Article (February,2012)

CRUNCHES MAKE A DIASTASIS LARGER

Strengthening the transverse muscle is key in healing the connective tissue and closing your diastasis recti.

Why Crunches Can Make a Bulging Belly Worse: What Women with Diastasis Recti Must Know

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crunches make a diastasis larger!

 

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About Julie Tupler RN

Julie Tupler, RN, is a registered nurse, certified childbirth educator, certified personal trainer, and creator of the Tupler Technique® Program, which she developed in 1990. For more than 30 years, she has been teaching and developing the Tupler Technique® Program for the treatment of diastasis recti in women, men, and children. Through Diastasis Rehab, Julie teaches clients and professionals how to use the Tupler Technique® to help address abdominal separation with a non-surgical, research-based approach. She is also the author of multiple books on maternal fitness and diastasis recti, including Maternal Fitness, Lose Your Mummy Tummy, Together Tummy, and Will You Be My Belly Buddy?