Pilates For Abs

By Angela Winter


One of the many reasons of why most people enjoy doing Pilates exercise than any other types of exercises is the fact that Pilates does not make use of a lot of heavy equipment to attain the benefits that it offers to the body. Aside from that, Pilates not only provides benefits to the body but as well as gives opportunity for the person doing it to have a relaxed mind.

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. Planking is another type of Pilates exercise that is focused mainly on the abs. To do this, assume the push up position and support the weight of your body with the use of your elbows. Next is to contract the abs while holding this position for a minute. Repeat the process as many times as you want or 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.

Attaining the body that you desire does not happen in such a short span of time. You have to make a sacrifices and make commitment to ensure that little by little, you will be able to achieve the six-pack abs that you have been wanting.you should also have proper discipline in your diet so that all efforts in doing the exercise will not be put to waste.




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