What is the method of doing sit-ups?

Sit-ups are actually a very useful exercise. Not only can they strengthen our waist, but they can also affect our physical health. Of course it is a good influence, so in normal times, we should also do more sit-ups and other exercises. Next, let the editor introduce to you in detail about the method of sit-ups, everyone should learn it carefully.

Sit-ups, a form of exercise. Lie on your back with your legs together and your hands raised. Contract your abdominal muscles and swing your arms forward. Quickly sit down. Continue to bend your upper body forward, touch your feet with your hands, and lower your head. Then return to a sitting position. This process continues. When doing sit-ups, the speed varies from person to person. Initially, you can try to do it 5 times a minute, and then slowly increase it until you reach about 50 times. Many women under 30 years old practice to prevent gynecological diseases. At this time, the frequency should be controlled at 60 to 70 times per minute, which should decrease with age. For those over 50 years old, 25 times per minute is enough. For those who have a certain fitness foundation, they want to achieve the goal of strengthening abdominal strength through exercise, so they need to ensure that they do it about 60 times a minute.

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.

In addition to the upper body movements, in order to avoid excessive load on the lower abdominal flexion hip joint muscles during sit-ups, the knee joints should be flexed when doing sit-ups. However, doing sit-ups in this supine, knee-bent position will limit the training effect of the lower abdominal muscles. Therefore, for middle-aged men and women who focus on training their lower abdominal fat, appropriately performing knee-bending and leg-lifting exercises can more effectively train the lower abdominal muscles and achieve the goal of training the abdominal (upper and lower abdominal) muscles.

There are actually certain techniques and methods for sit-ups. The key lies in whether you are willing to find these methods. After reading the above methods about sit-ups, have you learned a lot of knowledge in this area? You should also control the amount of exercise when exercising. At the same time, you should protect yourself and do some stretching exercises before exercise.