Does doing sit-ups affect your height?

We all know that sit-ups are a very common form of exercise. Starting from elementary school, children are required to do sit-ups in physical education classes. Even for those friends who have already started working, sit-ups occupy an important position in their daily exercise and fitness. So will doing sit-ups affect our height? Let’s learn about this issue together today.

Sit-ups will not affect your height growth. This will only make the body stronger. Sit-ups can exercise the waist and abdominal muscles and bones, and promote growth and development, but you must pay attention to the number and frequency. The number should be gradually increased. A fast frequency can enhance explosive power, while a slow frequency can enhance endurance. But it won't help in growing taller either.

Scientific method of growing taller (applicable to people whose epiphyseal line has not closed, generally under 23 years old. The younger the age, the better the effect:

1. Drink a glass of milk every morning and evening, and eat more protein, especially foods containing "amino acids", such as: flour, wheat germ, beans, shrimp, crab, shellfish, seaweed, beef, chicken, liver, pork leg, eggs, cheese and dark vegetables. Cola and fruit juice will hinder the absorption of calcium, so try to drink less.

2. Jump rope for half an hour every day, two jumps per second, alternating between jumping with both legs and jumping with one leg.

3. Stretch your legs 60 times for each leg until you feel soreness in your legs. Be careful not to injure your ligaments. Stretch 40 times after stretching your legs.

4. You should get 8 hours of sleep every night. If you are busy with study or work, it should not be less than 7 hours.

If you want to grow taller, you need to exercise more, such as running, playing ball, etc., and at the same time improve your nutrition. The exercise should be comprehensive, and the legs and chest should develop in a coordinated manner.

The above content introduces in great detail the question of whether doing sit-ups will affect your height. I believe that friends who have read this already have a clear answer in their minds. From this we can see that sit-ups can mainly exercise the waist and abdominal muscles and make the body stronger, but they will not affect the height of people in the growth period.