You’ve probably heard these diastasis ‘rules’—but are they true? Let’s find out! 🤔
1. Planks and crunches are always bad – FALSE. I give crunches and planks to my diastasis patients all the time. The KEY is working with someone who is trained and can show you how to do them well! When they are done well, they actually can bring healing!
2. The size of the gap is MOST important – FALSE. Function is most important. Some gaps will remain even though you do every exercise under the sun – but you CAN change the function of the gap. What does the gap do when you pick up the car seat? Get out of the bathtub? Go for a run? That’s my biggest concern and a greater sign of healing and progress.
3. Coning should be avoided at all costs. FALSE. Coning is information. And while I don’t want you constantly coning with every activity, coning here and there is not the end of the world. It’s not going to set you way back. It’s simply information that we use to figure out how to continue to challenge you correctly and hopefully improve FUNCTION (and often size as well as an added bonus).
Want to know more about diastasis? Wondering if you have one postpartum? Even if you’re 10-20 years postpartum, you can still have diastasis, AND you can still improve it! Check out my guide to all things diastasis, testing, and how to get started on healing!
Which myth have you believed? #1, 2, or 3?
