How can you flatten your belly after pregnancy if your ab muscles are stretched from the abdominal wall?
Wendy B asked:
My sister had twins two years ago and is still having trouble getting her stomach flat again. She has done a ton of crunches, but it hasn’t made a difference. She says that it feels like the muscles stick too far out when she is exercising. We’ve heard that these muscles can stretch away from the abdominal wall after a pregnancy. Is there a way to get her abs flat again without plastic surgery?
Jacqueline
My sister had twins two years ago and is still having trouble getting her stomach flat again. She has done a ton of crunches, but it hasn’t made a difference. She says that it feels like the muscles stick too far out when she is exercising. We’ve heard that these muscles can stretch away from the abdominal wall after a pregnancy. Is there a way to get her abs flat again without plastic surgery?
Jacqueline
Tags: Abdominal Wall, Crunches, Plastic Surgery, Stomach, Twins
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The only thing that I can suggest other than surgery is lots of core exercises. Not just crunches.
There are some exercises here:
That should help a bit. Honestly though, once the muscles are stretched beyond a certain point it’s almost impossible to have them return to there original shape.
The same thing happens with your skin. That’s how stretch marks develop.
Try the core exercises first. If that still doesn’t help she might want to talk to a plastic surgeon. They might have other options that I am not aware of.
Hope this helps,