How To Tape Your Abs

Most to nearly all people who have been pregnant and even more who have actually pushed the kid out, have torn their abs. Mine were torn badly after Dylan. Mostly because I was stupid and thought I was invincible. Just because you can do a sit-up doesn't mean you should. So my abs were torn mostly below my ribs, but all the way down to my belly button. I could also stick my fingers in to at least the first knuckle.

If you want to test this yourself, lay down and lift your head up, unsupported, like doing a crunch. Now stick your fingers vertically in between your abs in the center of your stomach.

My fellow PT and women's health specialist, Dureece, told me to tape my abs when I did abdominal work and they would grow back together. I kind of didn't believe her. So my abs were painful and I rarely worked them out in between being pregnant with Dylan and Maisy. Since I've started working out again after Maisy, I've been taping my abs. Holy Smokes! It works! My abs are not painful and are closer together.

As we say in PT taping is more of an art than a science. You can use regular wide athletic tape.
1. Start up by your ribs
2. Tear off 4 3-4 inch strips
3. Anchor on the left side of your abs, just under your ribs
4. Pull to the right side and anchor that end (your skin should be bunched up)
5. Anchor another strip on the right side just below and slightly overlapping the first strip
6. Pull to the left side and anchor that end
7. Repeat with the last 2 strips going back to the left side then the right side
Note the bunched skin.