Thanks Julie. I had done some of those early on with the trainer, so I am doing planks now and can do them on my toes (glad to hear you condone them, I was not sure if it was a good idea but was eager to move forward). I seem to have done everything you suggested but in a sitting or standing against wall position rather than lying most of the time. I couldn't agree more on the once pp, always pp (my son is 18 months btw). For now at least my core is definitely still a weak point. I was hesitant to even go back to lifting heavy, but after a year of the prescribed exercises, I thought that the full body program could help if I was conscious of pulling in while lifting and kept up the other stuff. I am still not doing crunces in any form though so that is the one part of nrolw that I skip. Anyway, I hate to take up pace on a topic of limited interest, but I really appreciate your feedback!
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