{"id":12531,"date":"2017-08-07T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/08\/07\/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day\/"},"modified":"2017-08-07T08:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T08:50:00","slug":"flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Women work on strengthening their core abdominal muscles in Leah Keller’s exercise class for new moms, inside a San Francisco clothing store called Monkei Miles.<\/p>\n

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I admit it. I have a “mummy tummy,” also known as “mommy pooch.” You know, that soft, jelly belly you retain after having a baby \u2014 it makes you look a few months pregnant.<\/p>\n

I’ve tried to convince myself that the pooch is a valiant badge of motherhood, but who am I kidding? The pooch bothers me. And it turns out it’s been causing me back pain.<\/p>\n

So when I hear that a fitness coach and doctor have come up with a technique that can flatten the pooch quickly and easily, I think, “Why not?”<\/p>\n

A few weeks, later I’m rolling out a yoga mat with a dozen other moms and pregnant women in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

“We will see a dramatic change,” says Leah Keller<\/a>, who leads the class. “You can easily expect to see 2 inches off your waist in three weeks of time,” Keller says. “That’s not an unrealistic expectation.” <\/strong><\/p>\n