The Abdominals - This is that portion of the body which covers the most delicate of organs that are not protected by the human skeleton. These organs are therefore protected by the abdominal wall and muscles which help in the lateral and forward flexion of the spine as well as its rotation. Abdominal muscles are also the reason our back is supported and has a correct posture. Transversus abdominis, obliques, rectus abdominis, pyramidalis are muscles of the abdomen. For those who refer to abs as the famous 6 pack the muscle is rectus abdominis and is the most superficial muscle in the abdomen. The transversus abdominis is the deepest muscle and it lies between the inner obliques therefore cannot be felt by hand on the outside and so are the inner obliques. The transversus abdominis and internal obliques help the spine in its rotation and lateral flexion and affect the posture to a great extent. The external obliques are superficial but have equal role same as the internal obliques. The back muscles and their pain and injury is dependent on these muscles and their strength. Also the spine and its movement and overall body flexibility.
Fat Burning - If your core strength area which literally is the fulcrum of the fact if you'd be able to stand and sit upright is laden with fat what do you think will be the outcome? Firstly the cells of muscles and other tissue would be deprived of complete nutrition and energy due to excessive deposition of fat on it. Any cell that has excess fat deposition suffers period! The muscle group is small and therefore cannot be too worked out to burn fat and thus it will take a longer time to lose fat on the abdominals. The fat on the abdomen is also taken up as an energy source to breakdown by the nearest large muscle group i.e. the femoral and gluteal aka thigh and buttocks. In order to burn fat on the abdomen one needs to workout the lower body muscle group as much. Most people do not tend to work them out as needed and concentrate only in the abs area which leads to stiffness and spasm or even back injury. The more the fat on the abdominal area the more longer it will take to burn and equal amount of leg workout needed.
Core Strength Exercise - Now comes the part where core strength exercise needed to lose the flab on your abs does not involve a single crunch. Crunches are exercise where in the upper, mid or lower abdominal region is flexed. To get the same or more effective result we can do many other exercises that excludes crunches and involves more legs, medicine ball, resistance tubes. The plank, bridge, reverse crunch, floor cycling on your back, leg extension, free squats, oblique resistance are just some of the exercises one can incorporate in your regime to lose flabby abs. Core strength is your ultimate motive for gaining fab abs because no good loking abs will help you if they are weak. Core strength also must be done with back strengthening exercises which enables the entire core area to gain flexibility, strength and hence support to the body. Back injuries due to weak abdominals and back muscles are solely responsible debilitated life after or inability to due any form of exercise and thus become obese. Exercises like swimming, volley ball, cycling, hiking, rock climbing are also beneficial to get great looking abs without crunches. Also people with slip discs who are forbidden from bending their posture forward can incorporate safer forms of exercises for their abdominals.
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