Why do I have stomach pain after doing sit-ups?

In today's society, many people pay great attention to their physical health. For the sake of health, everyone will do some exercise to strengthen their body. Sit-ups are also a physical exercise, but some people will suffer from stomach pain after doing too much. What is the problem? Is it because of physical fitness problems, or is it because of inadequate exercise movements? Let me discuss it next! I will explain to you why sit-ups cause stomach pain.

Sit-up Misconception 1:

Some people don't have time to go to the gym to exercise, so they choose to do some basic and effective simple exercises at home to exercise their bodies, hoping to achieve the effect of losing weight. Sit-ups are a method chosen by many people. Many people think that as long as they keep doing it, they can achieve the goal of losing weight.

Correction: Simply relying on sit-ups can only achieve local fitness effects, because sit-ups directly target the abdominal muscle groups. Long-term exercise may strengthen the abdominal muscles, but other parts of the body, such as the thighs and buttocks, will get less exercise.

Therefore, the first point to note is to effectively combine sit-ups with other fitness methods to achieve the perfect weight loss effect.

Sit-up Misconception 2:

Many people usually do sit-ups quickly and vigorously, thinking that this shows that their abdominal muscles are stronger. In fact, doing so can easily strain the abdominal muscles.

Correction: The correct way to do it is to cross your arms in front of your chest, and control the force of your abdomen when sitting up. Or make it more difficult and hold weights in both hands to increase the effect of the exercise.

The following are some common misunderstandings about sit-ups:

Sit-up Misconception 3:

Many people's bodies will unnaturally deviate in a certain direction when doing sit-ups. This is wrong, as it will cause uneven training of the abdominal muscles and thus distort your body shape.

Correction: You should try to control the direction of getting up and lying down, do not deviate from the straight line, and slow down the speed to exercise the control ability of the abdominal muscles. It is best to feel the movement of the abdominal muscles when getting up.

Sit-up Misconception 4:

Some people think that the slower you do sit-ups, the more effective they are.

Correction: Slowing down the speed appropriately will help the exercise effect, but if the speed is too slow, the effect will be poor.

The most correct speed should be to go up faster and go down slower, which will achieve the best effect.

Sit-up Misconception 5:

Most people do sit-ups with their hands behind their heads and their fingers interlaced. (Hold the head)

Correction: This is the biggest misunderstanding about sit-ups. Even some physical education teachers teach students this way, which is completely misleading. This gesture will put a burden on the cervical spine. The harder you hold your head, the greater the load.

The correct way is to place your hands on each ear and a little bit inward (approximately in the middle of the back of the head and a little bit outward), and just place your hands lightly there without using too much force.

When I first started doing it, because my abdominal muscles are not normally stretched to such a great extent, this intensity of exercise will cause muscle soreness. It will get better after three or four days of persistence. Come on!

After some research, I finally figured out why I had a stomachache. It was because I hadn't done sit-ups for a long time. Doing sit-ups would keep the abdominal muscles moving, so my stomach would hurt. As long as I keep doing it, after a while, my stomach wouldn't hurt so much. For the sake of my health, keep exercising!