After
two children (both C-sections, one emergency at just under 28 weeks and
one planned at 39 weeks), my tummy had a bulge that just wouldn't go
away. Two years later, having taken up running for the first time in my
life and doing Weight Watchers, I still couldn't get my tummy to firm
up. A friend told me about The Tummy Team when my youngest was about a
year old and I just wish I had gone in right then instead of waiting.
In
my first appointment, not only did Kelly teach me fabulous exercises
that allowed me to engaged all of my abdominal muscles (including my
transverse, which I didn't even realize I had no clue how to engage),
but she also explained (TMI warning) how to properly have a bowel
movement.
For
years I have struggled with constipation no matter my diet and spent a
lot of time pushing as a result. I also had recurring back pain for the
constipation that pain medication couldn't help. Using the method and
position Kelly recommends, I have been able to keep my back pain mostly
at bay and find quick relief when the pain does resurface.
Although
I still have extra weight to lose around my mid-section, I can now feel
the lines of my abs underneath that have curves like you see on
super-toned exercise instructors, all without a single crunch.
And
as if that weren't enough, Kelly also gave me the skills and proper
positioning I needed to correct my poor posture, which has been poor
since my early teen years when I developed early than my peers and
hunched to not look like I was flaunting my chest. I tried
unsuccessfully in high school to get better posture with the help of a
physical therapist...it was simply too uncomfortable to do what she was
asking. But Kelly enables correct postural alignment in correct timing
with abdominal control so as to make the change without major pain.
Over
the course of my three appointments, I saw changes I never would have
dreamed were possible. To top it off, Kelly is such a sweet, warm and
loving woman whose care for others shines as she shares her amazing
wisdom. Even though I felt like I had the tools I needed to be
successful as I finished, I was sad to not get to see Kelly every other
week anymore. She's truly one of a kind!
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