How Abs Can Strengthen the Back

By Jennifer

Abdominal strengthening exercises are also sometimes called core-strengthening exercises.  This is because when you do these tummy-toughening exercises they take the burden of carry weight off the back and the trunk of the body in general.  Doing tummy strengthening exercises can also speed weight loss. Abdominal exercises can also increase your all over flexibility as well as your ability to rotate from side to side.

 

 

The reason that abdominal strengthening exercises are also called core-strengthening exercises is because the prevent you from doing damage to your boady’s frame. The stronger you abdominal muscles are the less likely you are to sustain a back strain or back injury or develop a hernia.

 

 

 

The point of this type of core training is to strengthen what are called the deep abdominal muscles. This grouping of muscles that extends from the ribs to the crotch are called the transversus abdominis or TvA for short. The TvA has been targeted as a muscle group that has influence on the stability of the spine and thus has been promoted as important for back protection; and, the advice goes, that if you develop the spine will be strengthened.

 

 

You may even expeirence the disappearance fo all back pain. Of course before embarking on any exercise program with the intention of trying to heal back pain it is important to consult with your doctor or a physical fitness expert first.

 

 

One of the most well known of these ab strengthening exercises are what are known as plain old sit ups. Leg raises, sit up with twists side to side are part of a typical core strengthening routine. Professional trainers also offer classes in gyms that employ the use of medicine balls or air filled exercise balls to perform core strengthening moves.

 

 

You can also do abdominal strengthening exercises all day, when you are sitting at your desk or doing just about any type of activity. Trainers advise sucking in the transversus abdominis muscles to strengthen your muscles daily. This will help you withstand the stress of weight training and other sports as well as give you more stamina and strength when it comes to doing every day activities that entail bending over and lifting. a valley to it when as you suck the muscles in.

 

 

Remember not to overdo it when it comes to core strengthening. Abdominal strengthening exercises can give you a washboard stomach but if you are not fond of this reptilian body building look then be sure to moderate yourself.