AboutHelene Byrne Expertise I can answer all questions regarding prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise.
I will not answer any questions that are not related to prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise. I will not answer questions regarding getting pregnant, or signs or symtoms, only fitness and exercise during and after pregnancy.
No due dates, medical problems during pregnancy, signs or symtpoms of pregnancy, pregnancy tests, vaginal problems/smells/discharge, periods or ovulation.
Experience Pre-and-Postnatal Exercise Specialist
ACE certified Personal Trainer
Author: "Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Look and Feel Your Best" Book
Author: "Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning" DVD
Founder: BeFit-Mom
Teacher: Post Pregnancy Exercise Workshops
Organizations IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Publications numerous regional parenting magazine
Education/Credentials Dancing Thru Pregnancy, Pre/Post Natal Exercise Specialist Certification 2000
Resist-a-Ball Core Program, 1999
American Council on Exercise, Personal Trainer Certificate, 1999
Peak Performance, San Francisco, CA, Pilates Instructor Training Program, 1992
Health and Fitness Institute, Cal State Hayward, Personal Trainer Certificate, 1990
American College of Sports Medicine, Group Exercise Leader, 1989
Boston Conservatory, BFA/Dance, 1982
Awards and Honors �Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning�, 2005. Winner of the Platinum Award from the Family Review Center, 2007.
Question i'm 8 months post partum and have lost all my baby weight but not the pouch. am looking into purchasing your book. I think i have abdominal separation but not sure because i can't really understand how to do the test (i'm a visual learner), think it may be fat, and/or loose skin. would your dvd address all my concerns on how to get rid of the separation, loose skin, and fat?
Answer Both my book, "Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Look and Feel Your Best" and my award winning DVD "Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning" have detailed descriptions on abdominal separation/diastasis recti, and corrective exercises.
Since you are a visual learner, you will have an easier time learning how to do the abdominal separation test and the exercises from the DVD, rather than the book.
My exercises will help close your mid line, flatten your abdomen, and train your abdominal muscles to function properly to support your back.
Fat loss is best achieved through regular, moderate level aerobic exercise and a healthy balanced diet.
Everyone has looser belly skin after pregnancy. While exercise can help restore some elasticity, skin does not bounce back all the way to its pre-pregnancy state.
