Disadvantages of doing sit-ups

Sit-ups are actually a form of exercise. Especially those who want to train their abdominal muscles or lose belly fat will choose to use sit-ups to achieve their goals. In fact, this can have a very good weight loss effect. However, some people also think that doing sit-ups frequently will actually affect our physical health. So let’s take a look at the disadvantages of doing sit-ups.

In life, many people actually don’t care about the disadvantages of sit-ups. They think that even if there are injuries, they are caused by improper posture. So are sit-ups harmful? Should we do them? Let’s take a closer look.

Traditional sit-ups require the exerciser to hold his head with both hands and bend his entire upper body close to his knees. However, sports experts pointed out after research that this exercise method is not only ineffective but also harmful because the exerciser is using his abdominal muscles.

muscle) while also exercising the hip flexors (hip

flexor), which may cause back bending and spinal damage, and people with underdeveloped abdominal muscles are particularly susceptible to injury. The leverage of the hip flexors can also cause the lumbar intervertebral disc to

discs) compression. In addition, exercisers often subconsciously use their hands and hold their heads tightly when lifting their upper bodies, which invisibly increases the chance of cervical spine injury. For these reasons, many branches of the U.S. military no longer use sit-ups to train their soldiers.

In addition, sit-ups with legs straight are particularly harmful. According to measurements, this exercise posture will generate 3,300 Newtons of force in the spine, which is highly correlated with low back injuries.

The above is an introduction to the harm of sit-ups. I hope that after these introductions, you can have a more comprehensive understanding of some of the adverse effects of doing sit-ups. Only in this way can we avoid some unfavorable factors and then give full play to the health benefits of sit-ups.