Thank you for this video! I had found all sorts of information for on land workouts and yoga to modify for diastasis, but have been searching for the same for swimming. This is a great resource. As a swim instructor and lifelong swimmer, getting back in the pool is a such a great postpartum milestone to me. I'm glad to know I can do it without worrying about making my diastasis worse and that my continued form improvements have been worth it! Thanks again for the video!
I'd like to add to your now about breaststroke and not arching your back. Breaststroke is my favorite and most swam stroke personally. In proper form for breaststroke, your back should not arching, your head and chest lunge forward with nose facing down, but out if the water. There is a slight undulation similar to butterfly that pushes your chest up and out of the water without arching your back. The best way to know if you are doing it right is whether your nose is pointed down rather than up. I believe this would, as you say, keep the hips and ribs working together.
I swim on a US Masters team. I just found out today that I have a 2 inch DR. I’m 51. Swimming is also a refuge for me and I came here to hopefully hear that my swimming won’t make DR worse. I’m listening intently.
Good morning, Thank you for reaching out! Kelly Dean, MPT and Founder of The Tummy Team, is also a competitive swimmer. After a bout 15 months into her core rehab process when her diastasis was still lingering a a 2-finger separation at the navel, she started to swim again. Not only did swimming help her heal the lingering separation, it also gave her a huge part of her life back. You can read her blog about swimming at the US Masters Nationals Championships here:online.thetummyteam.com/10-life-lessons-swimming/ I would recommend looking into our Core Foundations program here: online.thetummyteam.com/core-foundations This course is ideal for treating functional core weakness, lower/mid/upper back pain, Diastasis Recti, pelvic floor weakness, sciatica, sacroiliac instability, rib pain, mild abdominal hernias, postpartum birth recovery, and post-surgical rehabilitation. Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. Miranda @ The Tummy Team
Hi! Thank you for the informative video! I’m currently 8 months pregnant and I started swimming again in my 6th month of pregnancy because of my pelvic pain. Now I found out I have DR and it’s making me paranoid that swimming is making it worse. Do you think I should stop until after birth? Or do you think I should only do certain types of swimming? Any advice would help! Thank you
Thanks for this video. I love swimming and it was my go-to exercise after my third pregnancy. I have DR and was concerned about making it worse in the pool. Thanks for all of the helpful information and perspective!
I assumed you were in your early 30s...you look good mama! Thank you for this video and for giving me hope that my 4 finger separation can be healed...I’m 5 months postpartum with my second baby. So so happy to have found your channel.
I am trying to use swimming as a means to improve my DR situation. The elongation while swimming feels good for me, and at times I think it is really helping. At other times, I'm not sure. I really don't think it makes it worse, though, so long as I keep my head underwater and my eyes pointing down (which keeps the shoulders from tightening up).
