{"id":1447,"date":"2016-04-10T22:37:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T22:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katemartinmentor.com\/fatloss\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2016-04-10T23:02:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T23:02:31","slug":"pelvic-floor-need-hand-plus-flatten-abs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katemartinmentor.com\/fatloss\/2016\/04\/10\/pelvic-floor-need-hand-plus-flatten-abs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic Floor need a hand? 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