Healthy habits, along with exercise, are important for improving our quality of life, both physically and mentally. Back problems can be prevented with exercises that target this important muscle group to strengthen and protect our spine. Therefore, it's important to keep this area well-trained.
Mes sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body). You've probably heard this Latin expression taken from one of the satirical poems written by the Roman author Decimus Junius Juvenal (1st and 2nd centuries AD). In other words, it refers to the need to find a balance between the spirit and the body. Our body is designed to give its maximum performance when you take care of yourself athletically and eat a healthy diet. That is, in other words, enjoying a good quality of life. Among the different muscle groups that need to be cared for, the core and the exercises become important.
This area is made up of different muscles such as the transverse abdominal muscles, the oblique muscles, the rectus abdominis, the diaphragm, the pelvic floor muscles, the multifidus muscles, and the erectors or lower back muscles. muscles that cover the spine It is worked thanks to core exercises, which help avoid the risk of injury, improve our posture, walk and perform any task characteristic of our daily lives, that is, we use this set of muscles to perform any movement. In short, the spine is the main structure of our skeleton. Without it we could not walk or stand, and it is what gives us balance and stability. The importance of having healthy habits.
Adapt the intensity of core exercises with TRX
It's important to train our stabilizing zone to strengthen and protect our spine. There are different levels of training. People with spinal problems, whether they've undergone surgery or not, can do them to regain abdominal and lumbar muscle tone and protect their spine from problems. do them at home or outdoors, without needing to go to a gym, we seek to perform these exercises thanks to suspension training where we work with our own weight: TRX or harness attached to an anchor point.
Its advantages include a complete full-body workout, toning, full core activation, and helping to reduce back problems and lumbago. Exercises such as the normal isometric plank or with knees to chest, which strengthen the erector and transverse parts of the back, in addition to working the shoulders; series for flexing, oblique and biceps exercises; and TRX dumbbell exercises to work the lower part of our body. In all of these, for their effective execution, the following is important: coordination, good technique and breathing.
Other options with medicine ball, bosu or fitball
It's important to note that the core can be developed with other variations and other types of exercises, not necessarily using a TRX. This includes a Bosu (usually a latex hemisphere) to work on balance; a fitball for proprioception and thus strengthening the knee and ankle joints; or a medicine ball. With the latter, we can work on the obliques. For example, by performing leg-hanging twists, doing a single-leg isometric plank, or lifting the scapulae with leg lifts. These exercises are intended for anyone who wants to begin preventing back problems. They also protect or strengthen the spine, erector spinae, and abdominal muscles.
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