Week FIVE Sixweekhealth: Sit Up exercise

This type of exercise is mainly for abdominal muscles. It makes your belly flat,firm and attractive.

Below is the video the showing steps and positions

Going down further are the pictures in active sit up exercise

Photo one
You lie flat in a supine position with your back facing the ceiling

Photo two
You put your two hands behind your head and lift your head with your torso up towards your lower half which compresses your abdomen. NB: to achieve a better result, your legs must not be lifted up, somebody can help you in keeping your legs stable if you cant do it on your own.

Photo three
Once sitted up, your elbows will touch your knees. However, you can decide to touch one knee at ago and this will compress one part of the abdomen at ago which you can do alternatively.
Photo four
Then you will lie back to your original position and the whole process will begin again.
In addition, you can do another form of situp in which your upper torso lie stable and you raise your legs up without completely allowing them to touch the floor. The picture is below
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IMPORTANCE OF SIT UP
It strengthens your core muscles, abdominal muscles know as rectus abdominis and transversalis abdominis
It gives your abdomen, good shape and make you smart
Since it is an exercise, it increases the blood flow in the body and promote body homeostatic mechnisms
It promotes good posture and save the body from tripping off while walking.
Hypothetically, since it makes anterior abdominal wall stronger, it can reduce the risk of acquired hernia.
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