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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 CIRCUIT: Exercise 8️⃣ . 🤰Restoring your core after having babies! . 💁🏻‍♀️Think about it this way, the more you stretch/load the fascia, the more resilience you build! . This loading of the abdominal wall should occur in all three planes of motion to build a robust core. . ☝🏼Initially this exercise is performed with a small lunge and breath only. . 🧐Why? Because we don’t have the integrity in the very early postpartum period. . Slowly and progressively build your lunge, with the breath, add in an arm reach tall to the sky and finally add load. . The @powerplateusa Is an amazing tool that adds another load from the ground up in all three planes of motion. . Every cell in my body is being nourished by this whole body exercise from my @vivobarefoot Feet to my fingertips! . If you are a fitness pro, chek out @cmchristie1 and Female Chain Reaction for the applied functional science approach to women’s health and @burrell_education for great information on all things women’s health! . That’s it for this circuit!! Remember to sign up for my newsletter for access to giveaways and unique content each month!! . . . . . #moms4healthusa #postpartumfitness #twinmom #fascia #appliedfunctionalscience #womenshealth #pelvicfloor #powerplate #trainlikeagirl #momhealth #corerecovery #abdominalwall #diastasisrectirecovery #resilience (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

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Excellent exercise idea from @thefitnessofman - [ DB - Core Coaster Roll Outs + 1 Arm Shoulder Press ] #grayinstitute #lasvegas #vegas #henderson #fitness19 #fitness19henderson #appliedfunctionalscience #3dmaps #3dmovement #frc #frcms #functionalrangesystems #movementculture #movement #movementismedicine #biomechanics #biomechanicsculture #functionalbodybuilding #functionaltraining #functionalpatterns #fms #corecoaster #delts #shoulderworkout #coreworkout #coreworkouts #coreexercises #core #rollouts https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5TbCIDF0t/?igshid=qvzz4tuktm4d

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Всем доброго утра)) и бодрого тоже)) #Repost @rkslava with @repostapp ・・・ #Repost @anatomyclubcom with @repostapp ・・・ repost from @lubov_fitlife Этот семинар с Гари и с вами - лучшее, что происходило когда-либо в моей жизни! Я благодарна каждому из вас! Счастье быть вместе с вами! Чувствовать ваше тепло и поддержку, видеть улыбки и радость! Благодарю вас за добрые слова и полные любви отзывы! ДО НОВЫХ ВСТРЕЧ! ❤ #grayinstitute #giftfellow #chainreaction #anatomyclubcom #afs #appliedfunctionalscience #3dmaps #фитнес #обучение #семинар #конвенция #pilateshouse #pilateshousesamara #pilateshousesamaraвкомандировке #учимся (at Студия Pilateshouse Samara Самара, Солнечная 60/126)

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Some moments are just pure privilege! Joe is one special client who has overcome tremendous adversity and still persists! . Here we are performing a stick matrix where joe is working on his thoracic motion with the goal of improving is cervical motion. Because of arthritic changes in the neck I am using an indirect approach. . . . . #ilovemyjob #nevergiveup #seniorfitness #moveeveryday #movementmatters #appliedfunctionalscience (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxCfLPVBj4a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16wt2dn57ruw3

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT SERIES: Exercise 1️⃣ . 🙋🏻‍♀️A staggered stance ground to standing!! Yes please!! . 🤗Part of my reintegration process after delivering my second set of twins and recovery from a giant 10 finger diastasis was to improve the motion in both my thoracic spine and hips!! . ❤️This fun pattern does both!! Walk out but don’t let one hand cross in front of the other. It’s like a hand “skuffle” (for all of my fellow fellows of #appliedfunctionalscience )! . 🤚 The hand position puts the upper body into a slight lateral flexion and rotation toward the back hand plus the load of gravity on the core! . 💥Enjoy 6-8 walkouts of this fun movement!! (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu3Y7mSlBOa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m983w2ex86f5

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What a terrific exercise idea from @thefitnessofman - [ DB - Core Coaster Roll Outs + 1 Arm Shoulder Press ] #grayinstitute #lasvegas #vegas #henderson #fitness19 #fitness19henderson #appliedfunctionalscience #3dmaps #3dmovement #frc #frcms #functionalrangesystems #movementculture #movement #movementismedicine #biomechanics #biomechanicsculture #functionalbodybuilding #functionaltraining #functionalpatterns #fms #corecoaster #delts #shoulderworkout #coreworkout #coreworkouts #coreexercises #core #rollouts https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOY5jmBLIN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cksaxzu66cd0

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT SERIES: Exercise 4️⃣ . Here I am looking to load my core through a matrix! Using the @triforcefit allows me to use a variety of hand positions and position the load to create a unique reaction! . The staggered foot position really upregulates the pelvic floor and helps reinforce decoupling of the hips! Yay for a better walk with my dog Prancer that evening. . If the load is on the side and top the unloaded side is going to work harder to decelerate the load in lateral flexion! Isn’t that cool! . When you have a diastasis, there is no one single recipe for success. One common truth is that your core must be resilient to handle multiple positions and multiple loads! . Changing the hand position to challenge my deficits is another tweak! . The chain reaction goes all the way down to my @vivobarefoot covered feet! . A simple exercise that can go many directions!! . Thank you @garywynngray and @dtgrayinstitute for the education! . . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #triforcefitness #healthmom #diastasisrecti #trainforlife #momfitness #trainsmart #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #femalechainreaction (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs5UYsjhYKw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kwgkiwyru8a

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 SERIES: Exercise 7️⃣ . 🔼 Challenging the core means training in all three planes of motion from a variety of positions. . ❤️ 💯 credit for my education to @dtgrayinstitute and @garywynngray and GIFT. If you want to learn the truths of movement look to the gray Institute. . 🙋🏻‍♀️Ladies, if you want lifelong pelvic floor health...train all of you as we are the sum of our parts! Thank you @pelvicore_pro and Female Chain Reaction for my women’s health education!! . 🤗Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter at moms4health.com for more information!! . . . . . #moms4healthusa #womenshealth #femalefitness #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #femalechainreaction #fitmoms #womensfitness #womenshealth #momfitness (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp63AqthYuz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qqd2xpqm5pco

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 CIRCUIT: Exercise 3️⃣ . 🤗Pay attention to your body! ❤️Change your stimulus! . 🧐Instead of pulling up, now I am working on lowering top to bottom. Why? . 🌟Because I was getting some doming of my abdominal wall during my pull-ups. This is not ideal with a diastasis! . ❤️ The eccentric lowering portion of the pull-up does not create any doming and stimulates my deep abdominal wall via the arms. . 🤗This exercise pairs nicely with exercise 2️⃣ from yesterday which was a power movement with @viprpro ! . 🌟Don’t be afraid to mix things up to continually give your body a new and different stimulus! Especially important for moms who encounter many loads on a daily basis!! . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #twinmom #momfitness #womenshealth #functionaltraining #momhealth #hollyspringsmoms #tensilestrength #buildhealth #mixitup #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnoqX3ZFBdL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14fb1epb85vaf

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The ultimate ESSENTIAL MOM FITNESS TOOL!! . @3actslide Is that tool!! . If you are looking to invest in a home gym, skip the treadmill...get your self a @viprpro , @3actslide And @pelvicore_pro !! . Done!! . 🙋🏻‍♀️Who is ready to: ✅Get a great cardio workout ✅Improve resilience through your hips and abdominal wall ✅Subconsciously integrate your pelvic floor ✅Have fun . Here I chose three different patterns.. 1️⃣Slide to variable squat 2️⃣Slide to a variable squat with arm reaches 3️⃣Quick reactive slide (you can’t do this on your regular slide board) . 💥Join me for a moms4health small group class! Next one starting September 11th!! You can get your slide on!! . . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #resilence #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #3actslide #hiphealth #twinmom #coretraining #reactivetraining #momhealth #momfitness #lifeisnotastraightline #keepgoing #fitnessmom (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJGNr7Fxlu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v54v2fedy3wo

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪 CIRCUIT: Exercise 8️⃣ . 🧐Did you know there are many ways to train the pelvic floor in upright function? . 🧐Did you also know the abdominals are reactors that respond to a stimulus subconsciously? . 🤗You can create environments to optimize their function, but they are not functionally trained by conscious contraction . ❤️Here I am using one of @garywynngray 3D Maps performance movements for stability. . 🤗My goal is to preposition myself in the frontal plane and then use a top down driver with my arms to create a response from my abdominals in all three planes of motion. . 💥The @powerplateusa sends a bottom up reaction stimulating my pelvic floor and core! . 🙋🏻‍♀️Who loves #appliedfunctionalscience ! Knowing the truths of function just like the truths of nutrition is empowering and encouraging!! . 🔥Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter at moms4health.com for full videos of the Essential Mom Movement Series!! . Thanks so much for reading and following! Now, go eat some awesome food and move A LOT with your kids! . . . . . #moms4healthusa #pelvichealth #pelvicfloorexercises #grayinstitute #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #femalechainreaction #reallifefunction #momhealth #momfitness #diastasisrecti #coretraining #twinmom #hollyspringsfitness (at Holly Springs, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnGg6bul4Xg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=147dzgzau2j71

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The creative versatility of the @3actslide combined with the @viprpro provides a unique core and pelvic floor workout! . My end goal for myself and my clients is always lifelong function. You just like nutrition, you must trust the process with training! The patterns and nutrition ideas I am sharing with you are what my studies have shown are some ways to get there! . Here, I am using my whole body to accelerate my mass and decelerate my momentum across the slide at a variety of angles! . Imagine the amazing sensory and motor input my nervous system is receiving from this simple one minute pattern! . Whether it is with the added challenge of tilting or shifting the @viprpro or it is with body weight alone, sliding in all 3 planes of motion functionally feeds my core and pelvic floor. . Tomorrow we start the new ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT MOBILITY CIRCUIT! Stay tuned! ❤️ . 💁🏻‍♀️New small group classes opening for all ladies in the Holly Springs, NC area in September!! 🤗🤗 . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #healthmom #hollyspringsfitness #hollyspringsmoms #trainlikeagirl #viprpro #3actslide #giftfellow #appliedfunctionalscience #fitnessmom #pelvicfloor #coretraining #resilience (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

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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

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT MOBILITY CIRCUIT: Exercise 4️⃣ . Exercise does not have to be complicated to be effective. . 🌟Can you see how my head is even working here as a driver? . 🌟Did you know that, facially our bladder is literally hung from our neck!? . Can you see how this simple movement can subconsciously load the pelvic floor and get your body out of the forward and down mom posture? . Here I am using a simple combo on the @powerplateusa moving through a squat to a two hand reach laterally at overhead. . The goal is to dynamically mobilize my feet and ankles along with my upper back and shoulders. . Of course my hips and core have to work together to stabilize the movement. . PROGRESSION: 1️⃣ Initial range of motion👉🏽increase range of motion 2️⃣ Unloaded controlled 👉🏽 loaded 3️⃣ Controlled tempo 👉🏽 faster tempo . Always with diaphragmatic breathing! Stay tuned for exercise 5️⃣ tomorrow! . . . . . #moms4healthusa #powerplateusa #momfitness #pelvicfloor #core #simpleexercise #appliedfunctionalscience #giftfellow #grayinstitute #reallifeexercise #womenshealth #momhealth (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

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ESSENTIAL MOM MOBILITY MOVEMENT CIRCUIT: Exercise 2️⃣ . Safely and progressively loading the core following pregnancy is an important step towards recovering optimal function for your life needs. . Here I am working with the @bosu_fitness using the instability of the surface to drive the BOSU in a side to side and front to back motion. . This movement loads my core through my shoulders and with gravity. Functionally causing my core to react not contract on demand. . Because I swim a lot...my shoulders need a little extra attention to avoid getting to tight and pulling at my rib cage which pulls at my diastasis. . 🌟PROGRESSION: 1️⃣Modified on knees with body drivers front to back hands on step👉🏽hands on ground 👉🏽staggered stance👉🏽on toes 2️⃣Modified on knees with hands on BOSU👉🏽staggered stance👉🏽on toes 3️⃣Single leg/increase speed . The important thing is to remember this is NOT step one or appropriate in all situations for diastasis. . Look for doming. If you have it...it’s too much load to manage. . Stay tuned for exercise 3️⃣ tomorrow! 🤗❤️ . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #diastasisrecti #postpartumfitness #coreworkout #functionalprogression #tensilestrength #appliedfunctionalscience #giftfellow #femalechainreaction #pelvicfloor (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

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🌟Upright core training! . The recommendation to recover my diastasis after my first twin pregnancy from my maternal fetal medicine doctor was to, “get back to those crunches.” . 🤷🏻‍♀️What!!! No, no, no! . Unfortunately this is a common and dangerous recommendation. . Fortunately, I did not listen and carved my own path. . Here I am using the @3actslide to stimulate my pelvic floor from the bottom up and arm reaches from the top down. . Everything is functionally engaged here from my feet to my eyes! My core is working to help facilitate movement. I am not “telling” my pelvic floor or abdominal wall to contract...they are doing it on their own! . When I get off the slide, my core and pelvic floor keep working together all day. 🤗 . The @3actslide is an essential in any clinic or studio working with women’s health! . . . . . . #moms4healthusa #3actslide #womenshealth #pelvicfloor #diastasisrecti #twinmom #functionaltraining #coretraining #hipstrength #momfitness #trainforfunction #resilience #afs #appliedfunctionalscience #giftfellow (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)