I first heard about the Tummy Team through my Gyn Dr.
Jane Ahearn. She handed me some printed materials about diastasis recti
and The Tummy Team. This intrigued me, since I was aware I had diastasis
recti and had previously consulted with a specialist who have given me the
option of surgically fixing it or just letting it be.
I had opted to just
let it be, resigning to the fact that my 5 c-sections had made it
impossible to have a tight tummy ever again. But I wasn't happy with how my
tummy bulged in a very unevenly distributed pattern despite my regular efforts
to do sit-ups and ab work in my daily work-outs.
I was excited that there
was hope for my belly, and I signed up for the Tummy Team class
starting on 9/27/11. Through the classes, I was shocked to learn that
the ab workouts and exercises I was doing were contributing to the problem,
and the uneven bulging of my tummy was due to the 5
finger-wide, "deep" cavern in my tummy muscle. My intestines were
protruding through the cavern, and the muscle was building up around each
side of the cavern.
At the first class, we received our abdominal splint,
which I wore faithfully. We also learned the proper way to help close
the diastasis through core-building exercises, proper movement through
daily activities, and posture improvements. My post-class
measurements showed that my waist size had decreased by 4 inches, and the depth
of my diastasis had significantly improved. See stats below. I am
extremely pleased with the results that I have achieved from The Tummy
Team. Kelly is a very personable and knowledgeable
instructor.
9/27/11 11/8/
Waist:
34
30
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Upper:
3.5 deep 3
med 2
shallow
Middle: 5
deep 3
med
2 shallow
Lower: 5
deep 2.5 med
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