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Updated Monday, March 11, 2024-1:15 p.m.
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Elsa Pataky has once again left the planet breathless with the
spectacular white dress
made with more than a thousand embroidered crystals that she wore on the Oscars red carpet and that revealed her
chiseled obliques
.
Muse of fitness and healthy living, Pataky combines that 'magical' combo of genetics and good habits that makes it possible to show off a marked abdomen at 47 years old and after two pregnancies (one of them twins).
What's more, in an interview with ZEN, the Spanish actress acknowledged that "after having had
three children and entering my 40s
, I can finally say that I feel truly comfortable with my body. I have less fat than when I was young and I am stronger than ever.
And that was precisely what he said in 'Desafío Max', a book he wrote with the famous coach Fernando Sartorius and in which the spectacular photos that Xavi Gordo took of him revealed a detail that says a lot in favor of Pataky: "There is People ask me why I haven't retouched the photos that show my
wrinkled belly after giving birth
. The answer is very clear: because they wouldn't be credible. My skin is like that now. It takes a lot to recover after giving birth. "I have given birth to twins and it shows. There are things that cannot be changed," the actress confessed when we asked her about the matter.
Elsa Pataky, in one of the images from her book 'Desafío Max' (La Esfera de los Libros).©XaviGordo
Pataky does not hide how proud she is of her abdomen, strong, without an iota of fat and subtly marked by
diastasis
, a pathology that
affects 80% of women who have been mothers
and who, until recently, were not It was given the importance it deserves because
it was considered a mere aesthetic issue
.
"Diastasis is the
separation of the rectus abdominis
(row of muscles that form the popularly known as 'tablet') in the midline of the abdomen with the consequent widening of the linea alba and its narrowing in the xiphoid process (area and the sternum) and the pubis," explained Laura Prieto Román, physiotherapist at the Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital (Madrid).
This separation usually occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy and, although
the rectus abdominis should progressively come back together naturally after childbirth
, the reality is that in between
60 and 80% of cases
this does not happen, giving way to an abdominal diastasis.
Beyond what is seen, this 'fracture' can have very serious consequences for health, from
chronic pain in the lower back
, since the lumbar area is forced to work more than necessary to compensate. weakness of the abdominal muscles up to
urinary incontinence.
Also, it can affect sexual life.
Because?
Because the
abdominal corset
, by not having enough tone to fit and support the viscera, causes them to fall with all their weight on the pelvic floor, causing, in addition to the problems mentioned above,
sexual dysfunctions
.
The treatment to mitigate the imprint of diastasis involves
strengthening
the muscle that is under the rectus abdominis,
the transverse abdominis
, but, be careful, in this mission not only is not everything goes, but it can even be counterproductive
.
"
Traditional sit-ups, such as
crunches or sit-ups,
involve contraction of the rectus abdominis muscles. When these muscles contract, they put pressure on the linea alba, which is the connective tissue that connects them. In case of abdominal diastasis, the linea alba is weakened and
can be stretched even further with the contraction of the rectus abdominis muscles
," explains Gabriela Grande, personal trainer and author of 'Abdominal Diastasis Challenge (Complete Guide): Build the abdomen you deserve '.
What can be done, then, to combat diastasis?
The first thing, as we know, is to put yourself in the hands of a
qualified specialist
who will evaluate each case individually and propose the most appropriate treatment.
Because beyond aesthetics there is something much more important: health.