They say that maintaining a healthy diet, getting lots of sleep and practicing breathing exercises can all make giving birth go a little smoother. And while that may be good advice, Alissa Mosca, 33, ...

When you’re pregnant, the couch quickly becomes your best friend. Exercise may be the last thing on your mind during the fatigue of the first trimester or when the aches and pains set in as your belly ...

Pregnancy is one of the most intense physical challenges a person can go through, so it's important to take things easy. With that being said, you still want to stay reasonably active. You may not ...

A popped belly button and stretch marks aren’t the only changes your midsection goes through with a growing bump. After giving birth, you might have noticed that there’s a gap between the left and ...

Exercising during pregnancy provides a multitude of health benefits you may not even consider, like reducing pregnancy discomforts such as back pain, constipation, and leg swelling. It also helps you ...

More than half of women who give birth experience a condition called diastasis recti, yet many have never heard its name. This separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy affects physical ...

Fitness influencer Krissy Cela kept training right up until the birth of her son, Arlo, in October 2024 - German Vizcarra/EvolveYou It’s commonly said that pregnant women should lift as little as ...

Diastasis recti is a common postpartum condition where abdominal muscles separate. This can lead to core weakness and a ...

When you’re struggling to keep a meal down during the first trimester of pregnancy, dealing with a changing body in the second, or huffing and puffing just to make it to the bathroom as you near your ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.