What should I do if my stomach hurts when doing sit-ups?

Many friends often feel pain in their abdomen when doing sit-ups, especially when laughing or moving their abdomen. This is mainly due to small-area muscle discomfort caused by lactic acid accumulation. Let us learn about some of the main reasons and relief methods for abdominal pain after doing sit-ups.

Lactic acid is an intermediate product produced during the metabolism of glucose in the body during exercise. Due to excessive exercise, which exceeds the intensity of anaerobic exercise, the lactic acid produced in the body cannot be further decomposed into water and carbon dioxide in a short period of time. The insufficient oxygen supply leads to anaerobic metabolism, which causes a large amount of excessive product lactic acid to accumulate in the body.

Lactic acid accumulation can cause local muscle soreness. Generally, lactic acid accumulates. If you want to speed up the excretion of lactic acid, one way is to continue aerobic exercise to accelerate the excretion of lactic acid from the body along with the metabolism of energy. Another way is to use hot water fumigation (such as sauna) or hot towel compress, which can also achieve the purpose of accelerating the excretion of lactic acid.

Generally, after a period of exercise, the body adapts to the intensity of this load and muscle soreness caused by lactic acid accumulation will no longer occur.

How to prevent stomach pain after sit-ups?

Doing relaxation activities for more than 10 minutes after strenuous exercise can keep the cardiovascular and respiratory systems at a high level, which is beneficial for repaying the oxygen debt incurred during exercise. At the same time, relaxation activities can relax muscles and avoid affecting metabolic processes due to local circulatory disorders. Recommended relaxation activities include: jogging, breathing exercises and stretching exercises for various muscle groups. Doing stretching exercises after exercise can eliminate muscle spasms, improve muscle blood circulation, reduce muscle soreness and stiffness, eliminate local fatigue, and also have a good effect on preventing sports injuries.

Therefore, try not to stop immediately after doing sit-ups. You can twist your waist or use your hands to make circular massages on your lower abdomen. This can effectively help relax local muscles and relieve muscle soreness. Of course, you should also pay attention to the intensity when exercising, and try not to increase the amount of activity too much suddenly.