Mother of two, fitness muse shows real abs after pregnancy –

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Stephanie Sanzoa 29-year-old personal trainer, is known for exposing an arduous routine of physical exercises and diets on her social networks to have a strong and super defined body.

But what her nearly 400,000 followers didn’t expect is that the fitness muse — mother of two — dealt with the same postpartum problems that so many other women face: a flabby belly with stretch marks.

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In the caption of the before and after montage posted this past Monday (23) on her Instagram account, the Australian native of Geelong confessed: “I’m not perfect. I got pregnant twice, gave birth twice. Gained weight, lost weight. Therefore, my belly is no longer as defined as before; she was stretched.” And he added: “That’s perfectly normal, I’m normal. I’m lucky to have been able to carry the loves of my life with me, my two little ones! And today I have the most challenging and rewarding job in the world: being a mother. I can take pictures looking fit, that flatter my body, but remember this picture. Never let your maternal scars get you down, your body is fantastic for giving life to another being. You are phenomenal.“

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In an interview with the British tabloid daily mailStephanie told her story of overcoming: the Australian lost the ability to run due to pelvic organ prolapse after pregnancy—that is, when the pelvic ligaments weaken to the point where it becomes difficult to keep these organs in place.

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At the time, the fitness muse did not let herself down and discovered a new passion: weightlifting. “In the beginning, I started playing at home with my husband. After the breakup, I started training at the gym and signed up for a local bodybuilding competition. I followed a very demanding training and diet sequence and ended up in 2nd place, ”she said.