by Crystal | Oct 2, 2018 | babywearing barre, Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness, prenatal fitness philadelphia
What’s Posture Got To Do With It? Diastasis Recti: a fancy, technical term for the separation of the outer most abdominal muscle. It commonly happens after pregnancy, but honestly there are lots of people who’ve never been pregnant who suffer from it. That being said,...
by Crystal | Mar 19, 2018 | babywearing barre, Barre Fitness Philadelphia, Barre Philadelphia, Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness, prenatal fitness philadelphia
How Do You Engage Your Transverse & Why Is It Important? The transverse abdominals (the deepest layer of the abs) tends to be a totally overlooked muscle. Well, at least until you have a baby. After that, you’ll realize the importance of the transverse. This...
by Crystal | Mar 9, 2018 | Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness, prenatal fitness philadelphia
Crystal Widmann contributed to this Britt + Co article — “How Long Should You Wait to Exercise After Having a Baby” Check it out here.
by Crystal | Jan 31, 2018 | babywearing barre, Barre Fitness Philadelphia, Barre Philadelphia, Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness philadelphia
How to Improve Your Core Strength Without Using Crunches, Sit-ups, or Planks. Oftentimes, when I tell my postnatal clients to hold off on the crunches, sit-ups, and planks until they’ve established a stable core again, I’m met with the same question—Then, what...
by Crystal | Dec 8, 2017 | babywearing barre, Barre Fitness Philadelphia, Barre Philadelphia, Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness, prenatal fitness philadelphia
Top 4 Exercises to Improve Diastasis Recti Shortly after giving birth, a common thought among my clients (and me, as well as just about every woman I’ve ever talked with about the subject!) is, what the hell just happened to my body?! We all seem to have this...
by Crystal | Oct 20, 2017 | babywearing barre, Barre Fitness Philadelphia, Barre Philadelphia, Blog, Postnatal Fitness Philadelphia, Postnatal Yoga Philadelphia, postpartum fitness, Postpartum Fitness Philadelphia, prenatal fitness, prenatal fitness philadelphia, Yoga Philadelphia
So, I get this question a lot from my clients — especially busy working moms — how am I supposed to find time for exercise (and meal prep)? It’s true, as moms, we’re so busy taking care of everyone else that we often put our own needs last. We wake up with...
