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Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification

Online Core and Pelvic Floor Programs

Professional Certification

Pregnancy and postpartum corrective exercise training for health and fitness professionals

The Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist Course is leading a movement in women's fitness and healthcare. This certification focuses on pregnancy modifications, postpartum timelines, limitations, and special considerations. You will learn proven corrective exercises that progress pregnant or postpartum clients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (leaks, tightness, and prolapse), Diastasis Recti, SI Joint Pain, and Low Back Pain into high-intensity exercise.

Dr. Sarah Duvall, DPT, PT

Dr. Sarah Ellis Duvall, PT, DPT, CPT, CNC

Dr. Anna Hammond, DPT, OCS

Dr. Anna Hammond, DPT, OCS

Programs for Women

Online core and pelvic floor rehab programs for pregnant and postpartum women

The CES team is the last stop for many women on their path to recovery. We are passionate about finding solutions to the problems no one else has been able to resolve. Through our comprehensive, industry-leading online programs, the CES team has rehabbed thousands of women with prolapse, leaking, pelvic floor pain and tightness, diastasis recti, hip pain and much more.

Articles

CES articles cover a wide range of topics including diastasis, the pelvic floor, hip strength, back pain, posture, working out and personal motherhood triumphs.

EXERCISING AFTER A C SECTION

Exercising After a C-Section

January 28, 2022

GINA ARTICLE

How Getting Organized with Workouts Will Save You Time, Stress, and Frustration

December 8, 2021

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A C SECTION

What to Expect During a C-section

November 22, 2021

SECRET TO FLAT ABS

The Secret to Flat Abs

November 8, 2021

c section

C-section: Reasons, Risks, Recovery

October 27, 2021

safe exercises with prolapse FI

Safe Exercises with Prolapse and Ones to Avoid

July 20, 2021

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Videos

Improve Pelvic Floor With Posture

What is Pressure Management: Diastasis Recti Recovery, Pelvic Floor Recovery and Hernia Health

How to Train Pelvic Floor Muscles | Isolate and Contract

Front Pelvic Floor Contraction

Why Strengthening Your Middle Traps Helps Core and Pelvic Floor Issues

Why Does a Full Squat Cause Back Pain?

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Sep 22

What is a reverse kegel, and when should you do one? This term can be confusing if you have never heard it before, but it’s something that is very important for pelvic floor health!Watch today’s reel where I explain what a reverse kegel is and why they are just as important as regular kegels. Did you know what a reverse kegel is?

Sep 20

Is there an optimal time postpartum to add in challenging core exercises? The answer is a resounding YES, but it depends a lot on the person and what constitutes a higher level core exercise for their personal time frame of healing. That’s what makes recommendations so frustrating! “It depends” is the right answer, but it’s one that we often don’t want to hear. I’ve found through working with women at all stages of postpartum (from a few weeks all the way to 20+ years) that fascial healing/remodeling often responds differently depending on which stage of life you’re in. In the newly postpartum phase, women seem to be more vulnerable to overdoing things and having setbacks. Their fascia is adaptive! Doing core exercises that are too hard might cause their diastasis recti to widen or deepen significantly. On the other hand, those later in their postpartum journey tend to have more leeway with harder exercises, but changes seem to come slower. I warn my newly postpartum women that experiencing a setback or two is normal, so this is a good time to take it slowly and ease into harder exercise. And I warn my women who are way past what they feel are postpartum days that they might need harder exercises to elicit the changes we’re looking for. For more information on this, be sure to join my newsletter. I’ll be sending out a much longer video on this topic on Thursday.

Sep 15

Who says exercise is all work and no play? 😉 Building strength helps with orgasm intensity! Our pelvic floor responds to exercise, both from the building of intra-abdominal pressure as well as the contracting for organ support, continence regulation, and as a spinal stabilizer. In other words, it’s hard to work out without getting a natural pelvic floor contraction; it would be like going for a walk uphill without using your quads. So, it makes sense that the more intense your exercise session, the more carryover it would have to orgasm intensity. Pelvic floor endurance is correlated with sexual function. Now, if you suffer from increased pelvic floor muscle tone, you know it’s not as simple as contract more, more, more; but it is nice to note that improved sexual satisfaction can be a benefit of exercise. 🎉💃🔹Sade S, Naor I, Rotem R, Kravits DZ, Weintraub AY. The association between amateur running with varying degrees of effort and sexual function among women. Int Urogynecol J. 2022. 10.1007.🔹Boas Sartori, Dulcegleika V., Kawano, Paulo R., Yamamoto, Hamilto A., Guerra, Rodrigo, Pajolli, Pedro R., and João L. Amaro. “Pelvic floor muscle strength is correlated with sexual function.” Investigative and Clinical Urology.2021.62. 79-84.

Sep 13

Have you ever been told to stop bearing down, or to learn how to manage pressure? What does that even mean 🧐 and where do you begin?Watch this video for a rundown on why pressure and bearing down can be bad, what I typically see causing it, and how you can go about noticing that it’s happening so you can work towards managing it. The first step for correcting something is recognizing it!Give this suggestion a try and see if it helps you or your clients understand bearing down more easily. Were you able to notice it?Want a video on this topic that dives a little deeper? Sign up for my newsletter using the link in my bio, and next Thursday one will be delivered right to your inbox!

Sep 8

Bridges are awesome for strengthening glutes, helping with an anterior pelvic tilt, and strengthening hamstrings. BUT I often see people just move back into an anterior pelvic tilt when they go to raise up into a bridge. When that happens, the exercise becomes all quads. Give this challenge a try and see if you can do a hamstring bridge without changing your pelvic tilt! Was it harder than you thought it would be?!

Sep 6

Have you noticed your clients complaining about their sports bras fitting tighter postpartum? It may feel like their rib cage spread out and never went all the way back post-baby. This can be an annoying issue, especially when someone doesn’t want to buy all new sports bras. Try adding these breathing exercises to the routine and see if their rib cage doesn’t start to narrow back down. Sometimes you simply need a good exhale to encourage those ribs to get moving again. Want a more in-depth explanation with further information and additional exercises to try? Sign up for my newsletter (link in bio), and I’ll send out that extra information on Thursday.

Sep 1

Do you feel like your abs are more distended after a workout? Well, rest assured that this is fairly common. There are a couple things that could be going on. One, your abs are tired from working out! Just like your quads don’t want to walk upstairs after doing squats, your abs don’t want to work hard to hold in your organs. Distention from exercise usually goes away within a day or two, once the muscle has had a chance to recover. The other common reason is muscle tension. Back to that quad example. If you stretch your quads after a run, you might feel a little tension in the muscle. Well, the same thing happens to your abs. When your lateral abdominals hold tension, they squish out your abdominal contents to the front. Check out this video for a quick tip on how to stretch your abs from the inside out.#abdominales #abdominal #abdominalworkout #fitpro #personaltrainer #yogainstagram #pilatesinstructor #strongmom #strongmum

Aug 30

Have you ever been told to never do pushups from your knees because your hip flexors work too much?Pushups from your feet can also produce a lot of pelvic pressure, so there may be times in your life when modifying is best. So, if you don’t want to be all hip flexors doing them from your knees, how do you modify? This can be especially challenging in a group exercise environment when an elevated surface is not available. Watch today’s reel where I walk you through a fantastic modification for push-ups when an elevated surface is not available. This modification takes the hip flexors out of it and helps keep your pelvic floor safe by decreasing load and intra-abdominal pressure while you focus on getting stronger. Give it a try and see if you don’t feel more lower abs working as well. What did you think? 👇 Comment below and let me know#fitpro #fitnessprofessional #certifiedpersonaltrainer #personaltrainer #groupfitnessinstructor #groupfitnessinstructors #groupfitness #physicaltherapist #pelvicfloorhealth

Aug 25

Feeling a bit bulgy might be the worst feeling ever. It weighs on you mentally as well as physically. That’s why it’s important to have some go-to relief positions. Happy baby pose is nice, but it doesn’t always do the trick. I like to use gravity and a little wiggle to help things fall back into place. Since pelvic floor function is tied into diaphragm function, working thoracic rotation and breathing can help to improve prolapse symptoms. Try adding a bit of wiggle and see if your pelvic floor symptoms don’t improve quickly!

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