Are sit-ups good for your waist?

A physical fitness test was conducted last week, which included sit-ups. I didn't feel anything when I finished it, but when I woke up the next morning I felt sore and uncomfortable in my waist, and I suddenly felt unwell. I have never heard that sit-ups are bad for the waist, so are sit-ups good for the waist? Let's listen to the answers from relevant experts, I hope it will be helpful.

Sit-ups can hurt your waist.

1: Doing sit-ups correctly will involve your gluteal and abdominal muscles, which requires you to arch your back and can easily cause damage to your spine. In addition to this risk, the lever force applied by the gluteal muscles can also compress the lumbar discs.

2. "Sit-ups are a way to exercise. Lie on your back with your legs together and your hands raised. Use your abdominal muscles to contract and swing your arms forward. Quickly sit up. Continue to bend your upper body forward. Touch your feet with your hands and lower your head. Then return to a sitting position.

Three: Notes

1. Gradually increase the number of sit-ups

For a participant who has just started to train abdominal muscles with sit-ups, the principle is to do no more than 10 sit-ups each time (train your abdominal muscle strength first). After completing each sit-up, you should stand up or lie down to rest and allow your abdominal muscles to relax for more than 10 minutes.

2. Do sit-ups slowly

The main training goal is the endurance of the abdominal muscles. Therefore, only by slowly performing sit-ups can the endurance of the abdominal muscles be effectively trained.

3. Sit-ups

The muscles in the upper abdomen of the human body mainly include the rectus abdominis, external oblique muscles and internal oblique muscles. Therefore, if sit-ups are performed with the upper body in the sagittal plane (sitting with shoulders parallel), the training effect of the external and internal oblique muscles will be significantly limited. Only by adding rotation of the body's longitudinal axis (right shoulder girdle to the left leg and left shoulder girdle to the right leg) can the incoordination of abdominal muscle training be avoided.

Sit-ups are harmful to the waist, so everyone must pay attention to the precautions. When doing sit-ups, don't speed up just to achieve more, as this can easily cause damage to your waist. Also, there are risks in any action, so don't take risks, and take it slow. Everyone must remember this.