Pilates Exercise For The 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- to do this kind of Pilates exercise, a person needs to lie down, flat on the back, legs should be straight and put together. The next thing to do is to lift the head and shoulders off the ground, pulling the abs. Then, lowering the legs to the ground and making sure that your back is still flat on the ground, make sure to lower the legs as low as possible.. After doing all of that, breathe in and breathe out for 5 seconds and repeat this 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. Head Nod- this kind of Pilates exercise not only works and improves the abdominal muscles, it also helps the spine to lengthen and stretch. Same as with the 100s position, this exercise is performed lying down on a mat. The first thing to do is to inhale and pull the spine long at the same time tilting your chin and keeping your back flat on the mat. Then exhale and make it last up to the count of five while going back to the starting position. Repeat this process as many times possible.

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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