Home Workout: Pelvic Floor Exercises After Childbirth

Home Workout: Pelvic Floor Exercises After Childbirth

Rectus Diastasis Exercises and Pelvic Floor Training After Childbirth

Time

  • 30 minutes
  • 13 exercises

Here’s how your postpartum recovery exercises—with a focus on rectus diastasis exercises and pelvic floor training—are structured

In our postpartum BLACKROLL® workout, we start with a warm-up to gradually prepare you for the postpartum exercises. We then move on to essential postpartum pelvic floor exercises and abdominal exercises for postpartum recovery. We’ll do 3 sets of 2 repetitions, each consisting of 3 exercises. We’ll hold each exercise for 30 seconds. We’ll wrap up the postpartum workout with a final relaxation and mobilization of your body using the fascia roller.

With these postpartum exercises, you’ll lay an important foundation for staying fit in your daily life and getting back into sports.


Your exercises for your postpartum workout at a glance:

Single-Leg Calf Raise

Stand with the ball of one foot on the BLOCK in front of a wall. Your heel is suspended in the air. Push yourself up into a toe stand. Lower your heel back down slowly and in a controlled manner.
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Repetitions
12
Body part
Lower Body, Lower legs
Training Goals

Pelvic Lifts

Start in a supine position. Place your bent legs on the BLACKROLL. Support yourself with your arms extended at your sides. Lift your pelvis until your upper body and thighs form a straight line. Slowly return to the starting position without letting your pelvis touch the floor.
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Seconds
90
Body part
Upper Body, Lower back, Lower Body, Glutes, Thigh
Training Goals

Here’s how your postpartum recovery workout—with a focus on rectus diastasis exercises and pelvic floor training—is structured:

In our postnatal BLACKROLL® workout after pregnancy, we start with a warm-up to gently prepare you for the postpartum exercises. We then move on to essential postpartum pelvic floor exercises and abdominal exercises for postpartum recovery. We’ll do 3 sets of 2 repetitions, each consisting of 3 exercises. We’ll hold each exercise for 30 seconds. We’ll wrap up the postpartum workout with a final relaxation and mobilization of your body using the fascia roller.

With these postpartum exercises, you’ll lay an important foundation for staying fit in your daily life and getting back into sports.

Forearm Side Plank

Start in a forearm plank. Position the BLACKROLL under your forearms. Maintain core tension. Hold the position without letting your pelvis drop.
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Seconds per side
3 / 60
Body part
Upper Body, Stomach, Lower Body, Hips
Training Goals

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Arm Raises

Start on all fours. Place your hands on the BLACKROLL. Alternately lift one arm off the BLACKROLL. Raise it straight up. Keep your upper body stable by actively engaging your core. Move your arm using only the strength of your shoulder.
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Repetitions
15
Body part
Upper Body, Shoulders, Stomach
Training Goals

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Four-legged stance

Start in a quadruped position. Place your feet on the BLACKROLL. Lift your knees off the floor. Hold this position without losing core tension.
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Sets / Seconds
3 / 60
Body part
Upper Body
Training Goals

Your Tools for Postpartum Workouts

Foam roller
Med
Med
€34.90
Resistance band
Multi Band
Multi Band
€39.90
Resistance band
Loop Band
Loop Band

Loop Band

Available in multiple variants

€14.90
Exercise mat
Mat
Mat

Mat

Available in multiple variants

from€79.90
Resistance band set
Loop Band Set x 3
Loop Band Set x 3
€39.90
Resistance band set
Loop Band Set x 6
€69.90

Squats

Place the LOOP BAND around your thighs with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees. Your thighs should be parallel to the floor. Push your knees outward as you perform the movement. Return to the starting position.
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Repetitions
15
Body part
Lower Body, Glutes, Thigh
Training Goals

Forearm Plank

Start in a forearm plank. Position the BLACKROLL under your forearms. Focus on engaging your core. Hold the position without letting your hips drop.
Product
Seconds
3 / 60
Body part
Upper Body, Shoulders
Training Goals

Leg Raise

Start on all fours. Place the BLACKROLL beneath your knees. Lift one leg. Extend it until it forms a straight line with your upper body. Switch to the other side.
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Repetitions
15
Body part
Upper Body, Shoulders, Lower Body, Glutes
Training Goals

Cool-Down

Nothing beats a quick roll-out after an intense workout. It helps kickstart your recovery and will definitely make you feel better.

Massage of the back of the thighs—both sides

While sitting, place both thighs on the BLACKROLL. Support yourself with your hands behind your back. Lift your buttocks. Slowly roll out the back of your thighs.
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Seconds
1 / 60
Body part
Lower Body, Thigh
Training Goals

Buttock massage

Sit on the BLACKROLL with one buttock. Place the opposite leg on the floor. Rest the foot of the side you want to work on the raised knee. Support yourself with your hands behind your back. Roll slowly back and forth.
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Seconds per side
1 / 60
Body part
Lower Body, Hips
Training Goals

Quadratus Massage

Lie on your back and place the BLACKROLL between your pelvis and ribs. Slowly rock back and forth in this position.
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Sets / Seconds
1 / 60
Body part
Upper Body, Lower back
Training Goals

Neck massage

Start in a supine position. Place the BLACKROLL under your neck. Slowly turn your head from right to left.
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Seconds
1 / 60
Body part
Head, Neck
Training Goals

Your Tools for Your Postpartum Workout

Resistance band
Loop Band
Loop Band

Loop Band

Available in multiple variants

€14.90
Foam roller
Med
Med
€34.90
Exercise mat
Mat
Mat

Mat

Available in multiple variants

from€79.90
Resistance band set
Loop Band Set x 3
Loop Band Set x 3
€39.90
Resistance band set
Loop Band Set x 6
€69.90

What You Need to Know About Postpartum Recovery

What Matters Most.

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