Can sit-ups help you lose weight?

Nowadays, many people do not control themselves in diet, often eat snacks, and overeat. As a result, many people are obese, especially the phenomenon of belly fat is very common. So many people want to lose weight through exercise, and sit-ups have a good slimming effect. Let’s take a look at the slimming effect of sit-ups!

First of all, sit-ups can exercise the abdominal muscles, tighten the abdominal muscles, and better protect the internal organs in the abdominal cavity. It should be noted that when doing sit-ups, the knee joint can be divided into two postures: extension and flexion, and the main functional muscles used to complete the movements are different. Doing sit-ups with the knees straight mainly exercises the iliopsoas muscle, which contracts the iliopsoas muscle (including the rectus femoris) under remote fixed conditions, causing the trunk to bend at the hip joint. When doing sit-ups with bent knees (bending the knees also produces hip flexion), the rectus abdominis (including the internal and external oblique muscles) is mainly contracted under fixed conditions, causing the trunk to flex forward and the pelvis to tilt forward.

Since sit-ups lack active strength in training, it is beneficial for the rectus abdominis to contract with all its strength under fixed conditions and complete the movement "independently", thus improving the training effect of the abdominal muscles. Therefore, if you want to get better abdominal muscle training results, it is recommended to do sit-ups with bent knees.

Can exercise the groin

Sit-ups can also work your groin. There are many capillaries and acupoints in the groin. Doing sit-ups can stimulate the blood vessels in the groin through exercise, promote blood circulation in the abdomen, and thus treat and relieve gynecological diseases. At the same time, sit-ups can stretch the back muscles, ligaments and spine, and can regulate the central nervous system by stretching the spine. Moderate exercise can also improve the body's immune function, thereby enhancing the body's disease resistance.

Can reduce belly fat

Coordinate with breathing

To reduce the belly, you need to coordinate your breathing. The lower abdominal muscles will become firmer, achieving the effect of reducing the belly.

When practicing: exhale when you are rising (when you are exerting force), and inhale when you are releasing force. In a static state, for example, when maintaining a 45-degree angle, maintain normal chest breathing and do not hold your breath.

Normally: Abdominal breathing helps to tighten the transverse abdominal muscles. When inhaling, feel the abdominal cavity pulling inward and upward, inhale fully and then exhale deeply. You can consciously practice abdominal breathing when sitting, standing or walking, and make it a habit.

Slimming principle: This breathing method ensures that the muscles deeper in the abdomen are involved in the work at the same time.

Editor's reminder: You may not be used to abdominal breathing when you first start practicing, and you may even suddenly not know how to breathe. However, this breathing method not only helps stimulate gastrointestinal motility and promote the excretion of waste in the body, but also makes the airflow smooth and increases lung capacity. In addition, abdominal breathing is a good way to prevent constipation.

Sit-ups for weight loss is a weight loss method specifically designed to target abdominal fat accumulation. It is professional for reducing abdominal fat. Compared with drug-based weight loss, sit-ups for weight loss is a safe and healthy way to lose weight.

From the above introduction, we can see that doing sit-ups can effectively exercise the groin and can also have a good effect on reducing the belly. It has a good weight loss principle, but it should be noted that you must master the correct method when doing sit-ups. Only the correct method can achieve twice the result with half the effort.