Workout tips: 19 best exercises for repairing diastasis recti postpartum

Diastasis recti is a health condition is which the distance between your rectus abdominis muscles increases at the midline due to the stretching of connective tissue and this condition is associated with increased feeling of instability and/or coning/doming/bulging of the abdomen area. Workout tips: 19 best exercises for repairing diastasis recti postpartum The connective tissue weakens and thins due to abdominal fat pushing through the connective tissue or growing uterus putting pressure on connective tissue or birthing can also cause a lot of changes in the intra-abdominal pressure. Visually, diastasis recti can appear like a bulge or pooch in the abdomen but physically, it can cause abdomen weakness, backache and poor posture.” She advised, “Instead of rushing into weight loss or heavy lifting exercises, women should start with recti-friendly exercises that accelerate healing and strengthen the core. Targeted exercises designed to heal diastasis recti can help close the gap and strengthen the abdomen muscles.” She revealed the best exercises for repairing diastasis recti postpartum: 1. Its important to understand that a particular set of exercises won’t help heal DR, instead entire body needs to be worked upon starting from breathing to how your body responds under load.” Dr Ranjana Dhanu, Consultant, Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Khar's PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, highlighted, “During the course of pregnancy due to the uterus stretching almost to the size of a watermelon, the recti get separated and the connective tissue adjoining the two recti muscles weakens.