I attended a Tummy Team workshop
after my second child was born and it was the best thing I’ve done for myself
in years! Here’s my story:
I am a 31 year-old physician and a
mother of 3. I have always been an athlete. I prided myself on being athletic
despite being pregnant or breastfeeding, or having young children, and I’ve
considered core strength to be foundational for balance, strength, and energy.
After my second child was born, I had a deep diastasis with weakened abdominal
muscles, and it affected every aspect of my athletics. I worked really hard to
get my tummy back “in shape” but the yoga, Pilates, crunches, etc. didn’t help
at all. I was frustrated, discouraged and lacking self-confidence when I heard
of the Tummy Team program. I wanted a third child, but I was afraid of ruining
my body (you give up so much for motherhood, but I didn’t want to sacrifice
everything!).
I’ll be honest that I was pretty
skeptical after the first Tummy Team session – the program was so simple, I
wasn’t sure it would work for me. But I gave it a shot, and I was thrilled with
the results. I regained my core strength back and remembered how to use my body safely. I was shocked how quickly I was
back to a quality work-out routine (with small modifications for my healing
tummy).
My third child was born about a
year after I started the Tummy Team program (she’s 4 months old now), and the
recovery after having that third baby was so much easier than it had been after
the first 2 (although the labor and delivery hadn’t been much different, and
I’d actually been less active during my last pregnancy). I know that the
difference in recovery was because of the lessons I’d learned from the Tummy
Team. I have incorporated subtle changes into my everyday life to be able to
stay strong, healthy and active. I am so grateful for the Tummy Team, and I
strongly recommend anyone who is battling their core muscles to sign up for a
session – it is simple, easy to do, and best of all, it works! Your tummy will
thank you!!
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