The best exercise for belly fat?
Sit-ups can pack a punch
Created: 11/24/2022, 8:30 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
Strong abdominal muscles prevent back pain and are the ultimate goal for many people to achieve a bikini figure.
A yoga exercise is said to be even better than sit-ups.
Abdominal exercises like sit-ups are not among your favorite workouts?
You are not alone in this.
Where legs, buttocks and arms are often and often trained by many, the middle of the body is often criminally neglected.
Exercises to strengthen the abdominal and back muscles are sweaty, especially if the core muscles are atrophied.
The problem is exacerbated by sitting a lot: In everyday life, most of us do too little for strong abdominal muscles.
Exercises like sit-ups not your forte?
There are even more effective exercises that also train the abdomen.
The downward-facing dog pose in yoga is a real belly fat scare.
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"Down-Facing Dog" as an abdominal exercise: instructions
Many yoga exercises also train the abdominal muscles.
This includes, for example, a variant of the “downward-facing dog” exercise.
This trains the whole body, is intended to reduce stress, relieve headaches, strengthen the spine, stretch legs and arms and give you new energy.
Sit-ups, on the other hand, primarily train the straight abdominal muscles.
In the following variant of the "downward facing dog" you train the rectus and lateral abdominal muscles:
Get on all fours and place your wrists so that they are directly under your shoulders.
Then put your feet up and bend your knees a little.
The bottom is pushed up and back.
Then tilt the pelvis forward a little so that the lower back is relieved.
Now straighten your legs and push your heels towards the floor – but only as far as feels good.
The gaze goes to the ground.
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Then stretch your right leg up so that your back and leg form a straight line.
Now slowly bring your right knee towards your chest.
Hold briefly and then slowly return to downward-facing dog with the leg extended, bringing the leg back and up again.
20 reps, then switch sides.
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While performing the exercise, the stomach should always be tight.
When doing knee-to-chest movements, do not slouch, but make sure your core is stable.