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Close the Gap: Expert Advice on Managing Diastasis Recti with Exercise

Diastasis recti is a common condition that occurs when the rectus abdominis muscles (the muscles that make up the six-pack) separate along the linea alba, the connective tissue that runs down the centre of the abdominal wall (1). This separation can lead to a bulge in the midline of the abdomen, a symptom sometimes referred […]

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Jen Dugard - Our Industry: Leading The Way In Working With Mums

Our Industry: Leading The Way In Working With Mums

It’s been over a decade now since I first decided to turn my fitness business into one that specialised in working with mums. Ten years ago there were very few pre and postnatal courses, and very few trainers actually realised that they needed further education in order to properly work with mums. Times definitely feel

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Jen Dugard - Why No More Abs For Your Pregnant & Postnatal Clients - Written for the What/s New in Fitness Summer 2018 Magazine

Why No More Abs For Your Pregnant & Postnatal Clients

Article updated in July, 2023. Original article by Jen Dugard. Jen was one of the first fitness professionals in Australia to understand the need for partnerships with pelvic health physiotherapists to ensure best practices. She developed and launched her pre and postnatal trainer certification ‘Safe Return to Exercise’ in 2016. Safe Return to Exercise has

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Jen Dugard - Safe Return To Exercise Course

Not Your Average Pre & Postnatal Education

Designed to be THE fundamental learning for every Personal Trainer and Fitness Professional who wants to continue to train, keep safe and rebuild their female clients as they become mothers, Safe Return to Exercise is not your average pre and postnatal course. Safe Return to Exercise: 12CEC’s / 3PDP’s Our Safe Return to Exercise mission

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Build Strength From The Inside Out: Pre & Post Natal

A number of years ago the fitness industry became obsessed with training the ‘core’ and has always been obsessed with making the abs BURN! A traditional PT session wasn’t over unless you had given your clients a good ‘ab blast’ consisting of sit-ups and crunches, oblique crunches and a good long plank hold. There should

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