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      <image:caption>Amy DiRuzzo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher in Denver with more than 15 years of experience in women’s health.  She helps mothers build deep, inner core strength the right way.  If you have experienced a C-section, Diastasis Recti, back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction or just generalized core weakness, her workouts are perfect to help you safely regain strength and confidence in your body, allowing you to return to the adventures you love.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MARCHING ON YOGA BLOCK - 10 REPS EACH SIDE Place a block under your sacrum keeping your tailbone heavy. March 1 knee up, initiating the lift from your pelvic floor muscles instead of your thigh.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ASSISTED ROLLBACK WITH YOGA BLOCK SQUEEZE - 10 reps Sit tall with hands behind your thighs. Inhale wide into your ribs, exhale curl your tailbone under, lifting pelvic floor muscles up and in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>HIP HINGE WITH YOGA BLOCK With 1 leg out to the side, inhale to sit hips back to your heel. Exhale to lift from the base of your pelvis/pelvic floor muscles to press your hips forward.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amy DiRuzzo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher in Denver with more than 15 years of experience in women’s health.  She helps mothers build deep, inner core strength the right way.  If you have experienced a C-section, Diastasis Recti, back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction or just generalized core weakness, her workouts are perfect to help you safely regain strength and confidence in your body, allowing you to return to the adventures you love.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>BRIDGE + MARCH - 10 REPS EACH SIDE Lift your hips into a bridge.  Work from your lower abdominals to pull your thigh up into a march.  Feel the opposite glute supporting your spine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SIDE PLANK + CLAM - 10 REPS EACH SIDE Lift into hips into a side plank.  Squeezing your heels together, lift your top knee up into the band.  Feel your top and bottom glutes working.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>BRIDGE + ABDUCTION - 10 REPS EACH SIDE With your hips lifting into a bridge, press the band open from your hips (glutes) more than your knees.  Feel your lower abdominals drawing in to support your back.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>HIP CIRCLES - 10 REPS EACH SIDE Keeping your pelvis stacked and still, make circles with your top thigh pressing into the back to engage your top glute muscle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amy DiRuzzo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher with more than 15 years of experience in women’s health.  She helps mothers build deep, inner core strength the right way.  If you have experienced a C-section, Diastasis Recti, back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction or just generalized core weakness, her workouts are perfect to help you safely regain strength and confidence in your body, allowing you to return to the adventures you love.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SINGLE LEG STRETCH WITH PILATES MINI-BALL Inhale, reach your leg and arms long.  Exhale, pull back in from your lower abdominal/pelvic floor muscles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SIDE SUPPORT INNER THIGH SQUEEZE WITH PILATES MINI-BALL Propped on one side, squeeze the ball with your inner thighs/inner core on your exhale.  Inhale, release the ball fully.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PELVIC CURLS ON PILATES MINI-BALL Gently curl your pelvis to flatten your back into the ball on an exhale.  Inhale, release your tailbone back down towards your feet.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MARCH ON PILATES MINI-BALL Start with ball under tailbone and one leg in tabletop.  Inhale, lower your leg towards the mat.  Exhale, float your knee up using your lower abdominals/pelvic floor muscles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amy DiRuzzo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher with more than 15 years of experience in women’s health.  She helps mothers build deep, inner core strength the right way.  If you have experienced a C-section, Diastasis Recti, back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction or just generalized core weakness, her workouts are perfect to help you safely regain strength and confidence in your body, allowing you to return to the adventures you love.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>BRIDGE + ARM PRESS - 10 reps Gently squeeze the Pilates mini-ball to feel a light zip up through your inner thighs and inner core as you press your arms down and lift your hips up into a bridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SINGLE KNEE FALL OUT - 10 reps Keeping your pelvis still, inhale to drop one knee out to side.  Exhale to lift your knee back up using your inner thigh and inner core muscles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ARM ARC WITH INNER THIGH SQUEEZE - 10 reps Keep a gentle inner thigh squeeze on the Pilates mini-ball. Inhale to reach your arms overhead.  Exhale to engage deep abdominals and pull arms back down.  Keep your ribs and tailbone on the mat.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ALL FOURS ARM + LEG REACH - 10 reps Inhale to stretch your arm and leg straight.  Exhale to pull back in from your inner core.  Focus on keeping your pelvis still by pulling your deep abdominals in towards your spine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amy DiRuzzo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher with more than 15 years of experience in women’s health.  She helps mothers build deep, inner core strength the right way.  If you have experienced a C section, Diastasis Recti, back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction or just generalized core weakness, her workouts are perfect to help you safely regain strength and confidence in your body, allowing you to return to the adventures you love.</image:caption>
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