Need to strengthen stomach muscles?!
Question: Need to strengthen stomach muscles!?
I need to strengthen my stomach muscles since I had a baby!. I have lower back problems so it makes it difficult for me to do sit ups and crunches!. Does anybody know of any exercises to do to help me with this!? Also, what's a good way to lose some extra weight!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hey Mary,
You should like you would definitely benefit from some abdominal and lower back exercises!. If you start out slow, you should be fine following an exercise plan for both!.
Standing Cable Crunch - Attach a rope to a high-pulley cable!. Stand with your back to the weight stack and hold one end of the rope on the left side of your head and the other end on the right!. Crunch your torso down!. Pause, and then return to the starting position!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Weighted Crunch - Lie on your back with your knees bent, and hold a weight plate or dumbbell on your chest!. (If that's too hard, just do a traditional crunch!.) Slowly crunch up, bringing your shoulder blades up and off the floor!. Pause, and then lower yourself to the starting position!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Back Extension - Position yourself in a back-extension station and hook your feet under the leg anchor!. Hold your arms straight out beyond your head!. Lower your torso, allowing your lower back to round slightly, until it's just short of perpendicular to the floor!. Pause, and then raise your upper body until it's slightly above parallel to the floor!. At this point, you should have a slight arch in your back, and your shoulder blades should be pulled together!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Twisting Back Extension - Position yourself in a back-extension station and hook your feet under the leg anchor!. Lace your hands behind your head!. Lower your torso, allowing your lower back to round slightly, until it's just short of perpendicular to the floor!. Raise and twist your upper body until it's in line with your hips and facing right!. That's one repetition!. Repeat the move, this time twisting to your left!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
http://www!.swolefitness!.com/fitness-arti!.!.!. (The pictures will help show exactly how to accomplish the moves)
As for losing weight, a simple cardio regime will do fine!. Do you currently belong to a gym!? Any of the cardio machines there are perfect, but I'd suggest following a specific type of strategy called intervals!. If you
You should like you would definitely benefit from some abdominal and lower back exercises!. If you start out slow, you should be fine following an exercise plan for both!.
Standing Cable Crunch - Attach a rope to a high-pulley cable!. Stand with your back to the weight stack and hold one end of the rope on the left side of your head and the other end on the right!. Crunch your torso down!. Pause, and then return to the starting position!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Weighted Crunch - Lie on your back with your knees bent, and hold a weight plate or dumbbell on your chest!. (If that's too hard, just do a traditional crunch!.) Slowly crunch up, bringing your shoulder blades up and off the floor!. Pause, and then lower yourself to the starting position!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Back Extension - Position yourself in a back-extension station and hook your feet under the leg anchor!. Hold your arms straight out beyond your head!. Lower your torso, allowing your lower back to round slightly, until it's just short of perpendicular to the floor!. Pause, and then raise your upper body until it's slightly above parallel to the floor!. At this point, you should have a slight arch in your back, and your shoulder blades should be pulled together!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
Twisting Back Extension - Position yourself in a back-extension station and hook your feet under the leg anchor!. Lace your hands behind your head!. Lower your torso, allowing your lower back to round slightly, until it's just short of perpendicular to the floor!. Raise and twist your upper body until it's in line with your hips and facing right!. That's one repetition!. Repeat the move, this time twisting to your left!. Do 10 to 15 reps!.
http://www!.swolefitness!.com/fitness-arti!.!.!. (The pictures will help show exactly how to accomplish the moves)
As for losing weight, a simple cardio regime will do fine!. Do you currently belong to a gym!? Any of the cardio machines there are perfect, but I'd suggest following a specific type of strategy called intervals!. If you
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