“The rectus abdominis is crossed by three fibrous bands called the tendinous intersections,” she explains. These bands are meant to support the body and help with movements such as ...

Running along the front of the body from the sternum to the pubic bone, the rectus abdominis (a.k.a. “abs”) is a sheet of muscle that’s divided into sections by tendons. You engage it every ...

Let’s get started! The transverse abdominis is part of the deep core, the deepest layer of the abdominal muscles, underneath ...

I had abandoned my transverse abdominis (TA or TVA). Unlike the rectus abdominis (those six-pack abs we typically think of in the core), the TA muscles support the spine and the way we hold our ...

What is diastasis recti? Diastasis recti is the partial or complete separation of the rectus abdominis, or “six-pack” muscles, which meet at the midline of your stomach. Diastasis recti is ...

Wendy Batts says targeting your core isn’t just about your rectus abdominis. The central part of the body accounts for not just your abdominal muscles, but also the muscles around the hips and ...

Hypopressive exercise is thought to be an important treatment modality to prevent or to treat the diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles by the assumption that contraction of deep abdominal muscles ...