Contents:
- Medical Video: Get Flat Abs With This Pool Workout | Class FitSugar
- Forming the abdominal muscles by exercising in water
- 1. Kick the leg
- 2. Butterfly style
- 3. Pikes
- 3. Tic-toc
- 4. Swim with pull the buoy
Medical Video: Get Flat Abs With This Pool Workout | Class FitSugar
Forming a flat and tight stomach not only can you do on land. Did you know, in addition to maintaining body fitness, swimming can also help shape the beautiful abdominal muscles that have been coveted. When you move in the water, the body will withstand the brunt of water pressure that can be 12 times stronger so that it eventually produces abdominal muscles that are twice as strong and fast than just exercise on land. What are the movements that make up the abdominal muscles that you can do in the pool?
Forming the abdominal muscles by exercising in water
1. Kick the leg
Start by float while holding the end of the buoy in a straight position from the tip of the hand to the tip of the foot. Afterwards, the two legs are "whipped" alternately up and down, up and down, while keeping the head above the water surface. If you can do this style without the aid of a buoy, you don't need to wear it.
Continue to swim until you arrive at the opposite side of the pool, and do it back and forth. If you are not sure about swimming using a float, you can practice this movement by holding on to the poolside wall or poolside ladder.
Freestyle can help shape the abdominal muscles while tightening them. Because the body will continue to involve the work of the abdominal muscles to keep us afloat and balanced straight on the surface of the water.
2. Butterfly style
Butterfly style is a swimming technique that can challenge you to train more abdominal muscles.
Make sure the body position is as flat as possible with the water surface, starting from the head, shoulders, waist, to feet. The beat of the foot when swimming in a butterfly style is similar to freestyle, only done simultaneously so that the buttocks appear to rise above the surface of the water.
Just like freestyle, the butterfly style helps to form the abdominal muscles because it continues to be trained to hold the posture of the body while floating in balance while moving in the water.
3. Pikes
This exercise will form your abdominal muscles and also your arm muscles while maintaining balance in the water.
How:
- Standing in a swimming pool with the neck still above the surface of the water.
Next, pull your knees over your chest with your legs straight so that your body looks like a v from the toe to the head and the lower v angle is on the buttocks. - Hold this position and keep balance in the water with your arms. With this movement your triceps will be trained too. Hold for a few seconds.
- During holding, rest, and repeat again 10 times.
Beginners usually can only hold this position for one or two seconds. However, regular exercise can help you hold your position for a longer time.
3. Tic-toc
This exercise trains the muscles in the side of the body and also makes the abdominal muscles tighter.
How:
- Standing in a shallow pool around one side
- The legs are opened shoulder width and the hands are straight to the side of the body.
- Lean to one side until your elbows are submerged in water.
- Move back slowly to an upright position
- Tilt your body to the other side, and then return to an upright position
- Repeat each side until at least 8 times.
4. Swim with pull the buoy
Pull buoy is a small buoy to help the body float. How to form the abdominal muscles with this tool is to pull the buoy as close as possible with both feet while swimming with the style of your choice, can be free or butterfly. This technique does not allow the foot to move.
As long as using the pull buoy core muscles must work hard to prevent the hips and feet moving continuously. So, it's your hands that make the body glide forward. By holding this position, the abdominal muscles will tighten and at the same time improve body posture.
