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Fitness: When you do any form of exercise from walking to competing in sports, you will notice several things about your body, such as breathing heavier and faster, your heart beats faster, your muscles hurt and you sweat. Don't worry these are all normal responses whether you work out frequently or once in a while.
Body Sculpting Intro |
Some people are surprised to discover that strengthening one's stomach actually serves to reduce back injury. The truth is that you need more than a strong back to prevent back injury. It is clear that many people who develop back problems have not only relatively weak lower backs, but they tend also to have relatively weak abdominal muscles. Although the abdominals do not directly attach to the spine, their interaction with the fascial layers of the erector spinage group enhances the otherwise weak extensor mechanism of the spine. By making the abdominals stronger, you thereby enhance the functional effect of the spinal erector muscles. This being so, strong abdominal muscles indirectly make the spine muscles stronger, and weak abdominal muscles indirectly make the spinal muscles weaker. By supporting directly the internal organs of the abdominal region, the abdominals also assist the spinal muscles indirectly by taking up some of the demand for support that would otherwise be placed upon them by the internal organs and viscera. The larger the potbelly, for example, the greater the weight and strain upon the spine. By increasing the burden on the erector spine group, one thereby diminishes the capacity of the spinal muscles to sustain the extensor mechanism of the spine, and the risk of back injury is also increased. |
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