Want a Great Physique Postpartum? Find Out Why Corrective Exercise Is the Best Path Forward
Hey Mama—
Do you think you need HIIT, Butt-Kicking Boot Camps, or Long Distance Running to achieve your desired postpartum fitness results?
Let me tell you something I know firsthand: rushing back into hard workouts before you’re ready can seriously make matters worse.
Overstressing your body at the time it most needs true recovery can create a myriad of problems. Like…
Posture problems
Hormone imbalances
Chronic injury
Increased cortisol
Which leads to weight retention or gain
The mainstream fitness approach is not compatible with new motherhood.
You’re probably wondering, “Soooo — if I shouldn’t hit my HIIT class, what should I do then?”
Well, there’s this little-known strategy for mothers that’s holistic, that accounts for and acknowledges matrescence, and it starts with what I call corrective exercise.
With corrective exercise as your reintroduction to fitness postpartum, you’ll walk a journey that honors just how epic pregnancy, birth, and womanhood really are.
WHAT’S CORRECTIVE EXERCISE?
+ HERE’S WHY EVERY MOTHER SHOULD KNOW.
Corrective exercise is just that — corrective. This type of movement focuses on creating balance in he body by targeting which of your muscles need stretching and which need strengthening.
This individual approach creates your best physique because you’ll be targeting exactly what your body needs — it’s tailored to you.
It restores your breath, posture, and then your best physique which helps your body function optimally.
In other words, before you hit the gym again as a mom you need to identify and correct your muscle imbalances.
When you correct these imbalances, not only does your physique dramatically improve but you set yourself up for optimal health, your best range of motion, and your highest performance in motherhood.
So what are the common imbalances that new mamas face? I’ll give you a hint: these imbalances come from carrying your baby and breastfeeding.
They can look like…
Shoulders curled forward
Pelvis tilted forward
Overstretched hamstrings
Overstretched back
Excess curve in the lower back
Corrective exercise is not what comes to mind for most women when they’re searching for the best path to their fitness goals. Most haven’t heard of it…
It’s not well known, not trendy, not considered fun, nor is it something that appeals to everyone. I’d say that’s because this approach is methodical and slow. It requires mindfulness and focus.
The goal is to create optimal functioning within your body, not push your body to its limits with intensity.
When posture, breathing, and muscle imbalances are your focus, your physique will improve naturally. Corrective exercise, a healthy diet, and rest create the best path to achieving your postpartum physique goals.
Dive deeper into corrective exercise — join the in-person 6-week series:
— Cynthia
Cynthia Spenla
is a Chek Certified Holistic Lifestyle and Exercise Coach who Specializes in Health and Performance for Women.
She designs fitness programs that centralize both the female hormonal cycle and the complexities of motherhood while supporting her clients to create the sculpted, strong, and attractive bodies they desire without destroying their health, increasing their risk of injury, or disrupting their hormones in the process.
Her prior experience serving women who’ve struggled with eating disorders, exercise addiction, and body image issues, in addition to her transition into motherhood, has helped her adopt an approach that addresses the mental, emotional, physical, and nutritional components of a woman’s life.
Cynthia accompanies the women who’re ready to go off the beaten path — women who’re beginning to recognize that mainstream health + fitness advice isn’t working for them. She lights up an alternative pathway for new mothers — a pathway that leads to restoration, vitality, and healing after the life-altering Rite of Passage that is pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood.
