Which muscles does running exercise?

Running is an indispensable part of our daily life. It is also the event that attracts the most attention in some large-scale sports events. Many people know that running is a good sport for the body. Running can help us lose weight, keep fit, and strengthen our physique, etc. These are all benefits that running can bring us, but to be more specific, how many people really understand which muscles running can exercise?

Superman exercise exercises parts: transverse abdominal muscle, lower back

Lie face down on the ground with your arms raised above your head and your legs straight. Lift your head, left hand and right foot about 10 cm off the ground. Count to 3, lower your head, hands, and feet; then raise your head, right hand, and left foot; do 10 times on each side. Be careful not to raise your shoulders too much. To increase the difficulty, raise your head, hands, and feet at the same time.

Bridge yoga exercises: hips and thighs

Lie faceup on the ground with your knees bent 90 degrees and your feet pressed against the ground. Lift your hips so your body and thighs form a straight line. Hold this position for 5 to 10 seconds, lower your body, and repeat 10 to 12 times. Focus on engaging your gluteal muscles and keeping your spine straight. To increase the difficulty, straighten one foot after your hips reach the highest point off the ground.

Metronome exercise area: oblique abdominal muscles

Lie faceup on the ground, lift your legs, bend your knees and raise them above your hips, with your ankles parallel to the ground, and extend your arms out to your sides and straight. Once you're balanced, rotate your legs to the left, bringing your knees as close to the ground as possible without touching. Return your legs to center and then rotate to the right. Do 10 to 12 rotations on each side. Note that your hips cannot swing and you should not use inertia. Use your upper body core muscles to rotate slowly. To increase the difficulty, straighten your legs completely without bending your knees.

Plank leg raise exercises: Transverse abdominal muscle, lower back

Lie face down on the ground, supported by your forearms and toes, with your knees and feet together and your body in a straight line. Hold this position for 10 seconds, then lift your right foot a few inches off the ground, keeping the rest of your body still. Lower your right foot and lift your left foot instead. Be careful to keep your abdominals tight and not let your hips loosen. To increase the difficulty, increase the exercise time and hold each movement for 15 to 20 seconds.

Side plank exercises: Obliques, rectus abdominis, lower back, hips, and buttocks

Lie on your right side on the ground, support yourself with your right forearm and the outside of your right foot, keep your body in a straight line, extend your left hand straight and raise it above your head, and hold for 10 to 30 seconds. Switch sides and do it again. Be careful to keep your hips still without any movement. To increase the difficulty, support your body with your right hand instead of your right forearm.

It is not difficult to see that different running postures exercise very different muscles. We can know that for some people who want to lose weight, slim down their legs and waist, they must selectively choose some correct running postures, which can help to exercise certain muscles more directly and achieve weight loss indirectly. It is beneficial rather than harmful to know more about sports.