The entire idea of “sit ups” has been proven to be entirely wrong, and this has been known among exercise physiologists for many years. When you do a “sit-up” exercise the abdominal muscles go into tension opposing the para-spinal muscle groups, and together these work to hold your spine stiff. The actual sitting up motion comes from muscles in the pelvis that reach between the pelvic bones to the upper bones of your thigh. Doing endless sit-ups will give you spasm or hypertension of the psoas major muscles causing your low back to pull forward in a “sway back” or lumbar lordosis.
Have you ever watched monkeys? They hang by their hands and pull their legs and lower body up using the abdominal muscles.
An obscure article I found years ago in a neurology journal explained that you get 80% more abdominal muscle action when standing up. Therefore, any “crunch” type exercises cannot be as effective as doing some sort of “crunch” movement standing on your feet.
And…what would that look like? It would like the modern day licentious rock and roll dancing, or the ancient belly dances! The women rotate and gyrate their hips forcing their pubis forward – not with their gluteal (back side) muscles – but by pulling the hips forward using their abs.
Doing this kind of exercise (perhaps in private) to music while observing in a mirror and feeling the muscles acting with your finger tips will give you very quick toning of the abdominal muscles. All you need for “equipment” is with you right now (assuming you’re able to stand up.) At most you might want the bathroom counter and the mirror to assist you.
Once you learn these exercises you can do them for one or two minutes several times a day any time you can get a private moment. At home, in the bathroom, any time you’re riding the elevator alone, any time you’re walking unseen, or of course in a dance club on the dance floor (if you’re so inclined to show off.)
Men can do this exercise also, and of course both of you can do it while making love to one another in any lying down or standing up face to face position. For men, doing this while above the woman, it’s like a gymnastic exercise. I don’t think men will find they can continue it for more than two minutes. If he does, ladies, place your finger tips on his abs to feel them contracting. That’ll give you a thrill.
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
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