Pilates Exercise For The Abs

By Angela Winter


Nowadays a lot of people have come to know and practice Pilates as their choice of exercise because of a lot of reasons. One of them is that Pilates do not make use of a lot of heavy equipment to give the body wonderful benefits. This type of exercise, unlike other types of exercises, has great effects on the mind and body. Pilates relaxes both the mind and body at the same time frees the mind from stressful things.

Going to the gym or doing Pilates within the comforts of your own home is two options on where you want to practice Pilates. The decision on where to practice Pilates greatly depends on where you are more comfortable to do the exercise so that you will be able to optimize your performance during the exercise session. What are the muscles that make up the body's core? Abdominal muscles, oblique muscles or those muscles covering the ribs and gluteus muscle or the muscle that make up the buttocks are the three components that make up the core of the body. It is important to know the muscles that compoese the core of the body since the one focus of Pilates exercise is core strength meaning the muscles that compose the body's core is strengthened. Other than that, these muscles making up the core of the body is the first to be developed. Developing a 6-pack abs is just one of the improvement or benefits of strengthening the core muscles. Along with the improvement of your core strength you will be able to attain a more lean and sexier body as well as improvement on your speed, agility and power that will make way for your body to be stronger and avoidance of 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. First on the list of Pilates exercises that will aid in attaining a six-pack abs is the 100s position. This kind of Pilates exercise can be done by lying down with the back flat on the floor and legs straight and put together.Next is to lift the head and shoulders off the ground at the same time pulling the abs. Then, making sure that your back is still flat on the ground, lower your legs as low as possible to the ground. Lastly, inhale and exhale for five seconds and repeat the steps a hundred times.

2. Another type of exercise which is focused mainly on the development of the abs is Planking. Prepare yourself by assuming the push up position. Then, support the weight of your body using your elbows. Next step is to contract the abs and hold this position for a minute. Repeat the whole process as many times as possible.

3. The next type of Pilates exercise not only works to strengthen and improve the abdominal muscles, it also will aid to lengthen and stretch the spine and it is known as the Head nod. Similar to the 100s position type of Pilates exercise, this type of Pilates exercise should be done lying down flat on the back using a mat. First step is to inhale at the same time pulling the spine long and tilting the chin while ensuring that your back stays flat on the mat. Next is to exhale that lasts at the count of five while returning to the start-up position. Keep repeating this process as many times as you can possibly do.

The most important things to consider to help you achieve the six-pack abs and body that you desire is discipline and commitment. You have to properly commit yourselves to the workout process to ensure that it will work. Also you have to have enough discipline not only to do the exercise but also in your diet to make sure that all your efforts in performing the exercise will not be put to waste. Also, keep in mind that doing the Pilates exercise will not yield results within a short span of time only.




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