Abs-forming Pilates

By Angela Winter


Most people don't like to use heavy equipment in exercising. That is one of the reasons of the growing popularity of Pilates worldwide. Not only is Pilates easy to do, it also offers exercises that relaxes both the mind and body from stressors. There are two options on where people can do their Pilates exercise, either in the comforts of their own home or going to the gym. But whether where you want to do your exercise, what's significant is that you will be comfortable and will be able to do the exercise appropriately.

The main target of Pilates exercises is core strength, which means those muscles that make up the core of the body is strengthened. So what are those muscles that make up the core of our body? These are the abdominal muscles, the muscles covering the ribs or oblique muscles, and the muscles of the buttocks or gluteus muscles. Since Pilates' main focus is core strength, it means that once a person is doing Pilates exercises, the muscles that make up the core of the body will be the first to improve. These benefits include developing 6-pack abs meaning attaining a sexier and attractive body, improving your speed, agility and power that means you will be stronger and avoiding back pain.

Attaining the body that they want is one of the many reasons why a person is doing Pilates exercises, we need to focus on how Pilates will be useful to achieve the six-pack abs that you are wanting to attain. Here is a list of Pilates exercises that will be useful to attain the abs that you have been wanting:

1. The 100s position is one of the many Pilates exercises that can be practiced to help achieve the six-pack abs that you have been wanting. Here is the process of doing this exercise. First thing is to lie down flat on the back with legs straight and put together. Next is to pull the abs at the same time lifting the head and shoulders from the ground. Then, make sure that your back is still flat on the ground while lowering your leg as low as possible to the ground. Breathing in and breathing out for seconds is the last step on this process. The repeat all the process one hundred times.

2. One of the many types of Pilates exercise that targets the abs mainly is Planking. This type of Pilates exercise can be done by assuming the push up position. Next is to make sure that your elbows completely supports the weight of your body. Then, contract the abs ans hold this position for a minute. Lastly, repeat the steps as many times as you want.

3. Head Nod is a kind of Pilates exercise that not only lengthens and stretches the spine, it also improves and works to develop the abdominal muscle to aid in attaining a six-pack abs. This type of Pilates exercise is same with the 100s position type of Pilates exercise since it should be done by lying on the mat flat on the back. First process for this exercise is to inhale while pulling the length of the spine and your chin should be tilted at the same time your back should be positioned flat on the mat. Next step is to exhale and make sure to make it last up until you can count up to five while trying to return to the starting position. This steps should be repeated as many times as possible and as many times as you can.

It is important to keep in mind that trying to achieve the body that you want will take some time and could not be achieved within a very short period of time. Aside from that, to achieve the body that you desire, you must sacrifice and commit to perform properly whatever exercise regimen that you are planning to do.




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