Wanting to lose weight quickly and exercising intensely after giving birth? Be careful—your pelvic floor and rectus abdominis will become weaker with improper workouts.

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Do all new mothers have this obsession?
Staring at their sagging tummies and out-of-shape bodies in the mirror, then scrolling online and seeing perfect posts like “Lose 20 pounds in one month postpartum” or “Back to pre-pregnancy figure in 3 weeks”, they instantly feel anxious. Everyone else is bouncing back fast, so why am I still stuck with a stubborn belly pooch?
They quickly throw on workout clothes, follow fitness influencers for cardio workouts, crunches and intense aerobic training, eager to exercise up to two hours a day just to shed postpartum weight quickly.
But here’s a gentle reality check: rushing weight loss is the biggest mistake after childbirth. Skipping pelvic floor and rectus abdominis repair to jump straight into high-intensity, blind exercise will not only fail to help you lose weight, but also weaken your body further and cause long-term health issues.
Countless moms have fallen into this trap: the more they train, the more exhausted they feel and the looser their bellies get. They struggle with urinary leakage when sneezing or coughing, and suffer from weak core strength and constant lower back pain with even mild movement. This is never a lack of effort — it simply means you got the postpartum recovery order completely wrong from the start.

A woman’s body after childbirth is completely different from before pregnancy.

Pregnancy and childbirth take a far greater toll on a woman’s body than we might imagine. To use a house as an analogy: as the fetus grows during pregnancy, it is like placing a heavy object inside the house, warping the “load-bearing walls” — the pelvic floor muscles and rectus abdominis muscles.
Let’s start with the rectus abdominis. During pregnancy, the expanding uterus forcefully stretches the abdominal rectus abdominis muscles apart, resulting in diastasis recti. Many new mothers are left with soft, sagging tummies that feel like a loose pouch after giving birth. Even after losing weight, their bellies remain flabby, and this is all due to unrecovered rectus abdominis muscles.

Let’s talk about the pelvic floor muscles next. They act like a hammock, supporting pelvic organs including the uterus, bladder and rectum. During pregnancy, the weight of the fetus constantly presses on this hammock. While in childbirth, the pelvic floor muscles are overstretched to allow the baby to be delivered smoothly.
After giving birth, the hammock becomes loose and weak with reduced supporting capacity. This explains why many new mothers suffer from urine leakage, low back pain, and even pelvic organ prolapse.

At this point, your body is like a house with damaged load-bearing walls. If you rush into “renovations”—meaning fat-loss workouts—before your foundation is stable, you will only weaken the structure further and even trigger more health issues.

Avoid These Exercises Completely in the Early Postpartum Period!
Many new mothers believe exercise equals weight loss, without realizing that certain workouts cause chronic damage if done before the pelvic floor muscles and rectus abdominis have fully recovered. These types of exercises must be avoided at all costs:
High-intensity cardio: Including fast running, aerobics and rope skipping. They sharply increase abdominal pressure, worsen diastasis recti, and place extra strain on weakened pelvic floor muscles, making urinary leakage far more severe.

Abdominal engagement exercises: Such as crunches, planks and sit-ups. They directly pull on the rectus abdominis muscles, widening the separation gap and may also lead to lower back pain.

Weight-bearing exercises: For example, weightlifting and weighted squats. They boost pelvic pressure, overburden the pelvic floor muscles, and may even induce pelvic organ prolapse.

Don’t think “I’m in good shape, a little exercise won’t hurt”. Postpartum body recovery calls for gradual progress and patience, with no room for rush. Blindly working out will not only fail to help you lose weight, but may also turn minor issues into chronic illnesses, which is simply not worth the cost.

Yufeng Medical 3D Pelvic Correction & Repair System
Choose the right assistant for postpartum repair to achieve more efficient fat loss! The Yufeng Medical 3D Pelvic Correction & Repair System accurately assists in the recovery of pelvic floor muscles and rectus abdominis muscles, consolidates the core physical foundation after childbirth. It makes subsequent fat loss easier and less prone to rebound, fully protecting postpartum women’s health and eliminating potential physical risks.

Combine with a scientific postpartum recovery routine and pair it with the Yufeng Medical repair system for doubled results (adjust according to your personal recovery progress):

42 days to 3 months postpartum: Rely on the Yufeng Medical 3D Pelvic Correction and Repair System to focus on repairing the rectus abdominis and pelvic floor muscles. Pair with gentle stretching, and avoid intentional fat loss training.

3 to 6 months postpartum: After basic recovery is completed, add low-intensity cardio workouts. Use the repair system to consolidate rehabilitation effects and achieve gradual, more efficient fat loss.

6 months and above postpartum: Maintain core stability with the repair system, incorporate regular fat-loss exercises, and easily improve both body posture and body weight.

Postpartum body recovery is never a quick battle, but a long-term journey.
Give your body enough time. Prioritize repairing your pelvic floor muscles and rectus abdominis to stabilize your internal foundation, then gradually move on to fat loss and body shaping. You will find that without rushing for fast results, your body will slowly return to its best condition. The weight loss will be firmer, healthier, and longer-lasting.
May every postpartum mother be gentle with herself and recover in a scientific way. Embrace both an ideal figure and a healthy body.