Postnatal - Birth to Bodylove. 0-6 Weeks After Birth Program
A specialized program of daily videos designed to recover, reactivate and reconnect your postnatal core for the first 6 weeks after pregnancy and childbirth. Follow along with Ali from the day she returns home from hospital for the first 6 weeks after the birth of her second child. Workouts are around 10 minutes each and together with Ali you will slowly, safely and effectively reactivate your body after childbirth. For the first two weeks the program has daily core and stretch videos designed to reactivated and mobilize the postpartum body. The following 4 weeks of the program are divided into weeks 3-4 and weeks 5-6. Weeks 3-4 share collections of core, stretch, lower and upper body strengthening workouts. During Weeks 5-6 there is a special Two Week Core Challenge which is a collection of core workouts. These are designed to challenge the strength and connection you have been working on and prepare you to safely transition to the postnatal Core Collective. If you have had a c-section we highly recommend you repeat weeks 5 -6. These is a self assessment video you can follow along with to track your progress during this program.
Some equipment such as a physio ball, block and small ball would be helpful for this program.
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10 Mins - Week 2 - Day 5 - Diaphramatic Mobilization (Postnatal)
Stretching out your sides feels so good - in this workout Ali does her diaphragmatic breathing in a side stretch to help open up the tight muscles between the ribs called the intercostals.
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10 Mins - Week 2 - Day 6 - Core (Postnatal)
As you progress through the program you will begin to move into different positions to further challenge your core collection. Lying on your stomach is an important position to return so let's start now!
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11 Mins - Week 2 - Day 7 - Core (Postnatal)
2 weeks in you will have much more identity with the target deep core muscles - keep going, it only gets easier and you will continue to feel stronger and more connected.
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5 Mins - Week 2 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
Begin to move again with this gentle mobilization series that helps get your spine to articulate, rotate and extend! Add this short stretch workout to any day of your second week or whenever you feel you need to find space and release!
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5 Mins - Week 2 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
The hours sitting are getting stacked up now that you have been feeding your baby constantly over the last 10 days - open the front of the hip and release the tight hip flexors. A quick hamstring / calf stretch always feels good too! Add this short stretch workout to any day of your second week -...
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7 Mins - Week 2 - Upper Body (Postnatal)
Strengthening the postural muscles of the body remain an important element of your recovery - connect the work you have been doing with your core to the arm and back exercises in this workout.
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10 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
You are now feeling ready to challenge your core connection and practice your fundamental exercises in a new position - Supine - or on your back is a great place to start! This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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11 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core - (Postnatal)
This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery. This is Ali's week 4, day 2. Ali finds a few new positions to practice her fundamentals - challenging the Mind Body Connection of the core in all fours and on her stomach.
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10 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery. Stretching remains so important during the postnatal period so begin your core workout with some side lengthening moves before you get into your seated core exercises.
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10 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery. In this workout Ali introduces the all fours position to weeks 3-4 core exercises - Ali challenges her core connection with some pelvic tilts, working again gravity and drawing on the shoulder and spinal stability and streng...
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11 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
Another great seated / supine core workout that continues to build, repair and challenge the connection of your deep core muscles - everyday getting you closer to a flat tummy, connection and support for your spine! This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery.
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11 Mins - Week 3-4- Core (Postnatal)
A really challenging core workout, Ali uses the foam roller to help her spine find it's natural curves, neutral spine & pelvis and begin finding core stability against moving limbs like knee folds. This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery.
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10 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
As you continue to build core strength challenge the connection with some supported knee folds on the foam roller. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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11 Mins - Week 3-4 - Core (Postnatal)
Repetition is the most important element of the fundamental exercises when we are trying to reactivate the deep core - the more you do these targeted breathing exercises the stronger the connection will become. This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery.
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9 Mins - Week 3-4 - Lower Body (Postnatal)
Strengthening the outer hip, hamstrings and the VMO is super important to provide much needed stability for the pelvis - this workout challenges these in the lunge position. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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7 Mins - Week 3-4 - Lower Body (Postnatal)
Working the outer hip is so important to provide stability to the pelvis. Ali works isometrically in a hip hinge as she articulates the low spine and rotates the thoracic in this quick lower body strengthening workout. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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6 Mins - Week 3-4 - Lower Body (Postnatal)
Strengthening the glutes, hamstrings and muscles of the outer hip help stabilize the pelvis and this introduction of the outer hip helps stabilize the pelvis and this introduction to squatting workout helps connect your lower body with your core. This workout can be done at any stage during Week ...
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7 Mins - Week 3-4 - Lower Body (Postnatal)
The mechanics of squatting is so important to get right - follow along with Ali as she introduces squatting in this lower body strengthening quick workout. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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7 Mins - Week 3-4 - Lower Body (Postnatal)
Our pelvis can become really unbalanced during pregnancy due to the relaxin working on our joints - bridging is a good way to help balance the pelvis by engaging both sides simultaneously. Bridging also helps us connect our core with the action of the hamstrings and glutes. This workout can be do...
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8 Mins - Week 3-4 - Upper Body (Postnatal)
Our posture needs particular focus during the postnatal period because our upper back becomes so rounded and locked. Join Ali to strengthen the mid / low back with this targeted theraband workout. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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11 Mins - Week 3-4 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
Using the foam roller to release your tight IT bands helps remove painful tension in the low back and using your newly found core strength Ali shows you how to roll out your very tight back muscles as well. This workout can be done at any stage during weeks 3-4 of your recovery.
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8 Mins - Week 3-4 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
Stretch, release and articulate in this great spinal mobilization workout. We will become extremely stiff during the postnatal period so it remains important to spend time on moving the spine in all different directions to avoid pain and bad habits. This workout can be done at any stage during We...
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5 Mins - Week 3-4 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
Our calves get so tight during our pregnancy so it's important to include calf stretching when you are postnatal. This quick back line stretch and release uses the foam roller for extra intensity. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.
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7 Mins - Week 3-4 - Stretch & Mobilize (Postnatal)
Stretch, stretch, stretch - it's so important in these first weeks as you return back to your regular fitness routine. Enjoy this gentle stretch session to help you unlock tight muscles of the body. This workout can be done at any stage during Week 3-4 of your recovery.