When do abdominal muscles lose tone?
Most often this occurs after pregnancy . At this time, the anterior abdominal wall and muscles stretch and “get used” to the decrease in tone. Since it is difficult for the muscles to tone up immediately, this condition persists even after the birth of the child. If you do not tighten your stomach in time, the anterior abdominal wall may remain convex forever.
The second most common cause of loss of abdominal tone is surgery on the anterior abdominal wall. After surgery, the cut and surgically repaired muscles inevitably weaken and the abdomen becomes stretched. In order to avoid stretching of the abdominal muscles and “protrusion” of the anterior abdominal wall after childbirth and surgery, it is recommended to wear the Intex abdominal bandage for 2-3 weeks. In addition, tightening your waist with an elastic bandage .
Compression elastic bandage for the waist "Intex" is a woven tensile tape made of latex, cotton and polyester fiber. Elastic abdominal bandage : - Prevents the anterior abdominal wall from “sagging” and relieves the abdominal muscles immediately after surgery; — Stimulates blood flow to the abdominal area. This improves muscle nutrition and allows you to restore their tone as soon as possible; — Corrects the figure and creates a beautiful cosmetic effect.
Is it allowed to tighten the stomach after childbirth?
Having discovered that the stomach, having lost its burden, has not become flat as expected, many women are ready to immediately work to correct the deficiency. But the new mother is still weak for serious physical exercise, fasting is contraindicated for her, and proper nutrition will not give instant results. What remains is a bandage or compression garment to correct the problem part of the body. But is it possible to tighten your stomach immediately after childbirth?
Of course, you shouldn’t do this on the first day, and it’s unlikely that anyone would want to. But in the future, if the birth went without incident, the woman is recommended to get up on the second day. And after a caesarean section you cannot remain on strict bed rest for a long time. Discharge home follows after a normal process after 3 days, and in the second case after a week. And at this time the young mother must already walk, feed the child, and care for him.
Supporting your abdomen with a bandage or just a piece of cloth will help:
- moderate pelvic pain that accompanies the first days after childbirth;
- prevent the sutures from coming apart after a caesarean section;
- ease the load on the lumbar spine.
All this is provided that the body is not tightly squeezed by the material, but it only fits the space from the chest line to the hips. As time passes, the stomach can be tightened more tightly.
What else can abdominal tightening help with?
It's no secret that most women use bandages and other similar devices not only to make them feel better in the first weeks, but also to restore a slim waist. But is it necessary to tighten the stomach after childbirth for this purpose?
The figure in this period is not ideal, because the uterus remains enlarged, the muscles are weakened, and the skin is stretched. They need to be toned up. The safest and most physiological way to do this is to tighten the abdomen. It prevents the muscles and skin from further sagging under their own weight and stimulates the uterus to contract.
In addition, while the abdomen is supported by an external device, the internal organs receive greater incentive to assume the correct position. This reduces the risk of uterine and vaginal prolapse.
How to tighten your waist with an elastic bandage to achieve the best effect and not harm your health?
1. Use a medical bandage 3.5-4 m long and 8-10 cm wide. 2. An elastic bandage should have a high degree of elongation - that is, increase by 150% of its length. 3. A soft compression bandage should be applied so as not to compress the internal organs and cause harm to health.
During application : - Do not pull the bandage. To correct the figure, the pressure that the elastic band exerts on the stomach during movement is quite sufficient. - Don't suck in your stomach. The bandage is applied to the relaxed abdominal muscles. — Do not apply the bandage in a thick layer. If you apply the tape in 4-5 layers, the pressure will be too strong and will provoke pain and nausea.
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Time after childbirth when you can stretch
When to start tightening in order to get the desired effect and not provoke health problems depends on the general condition of the woman, the presence or absence of postpartum complications, and many other circumstances.
It is not a discovery that this is a period of great changes experienced by the body. The uterus contracts, freeing itself from excess muscle cells and renewing the mucous membrane of the inner surface. This is accompanied by pain and discharge. The organ, shrinking, must take the correct position in the pelvis. At first, that is, 3 - 5 days, it is better not to prevent him from doing this without external pressure.
Therefore, if you put on a bandage in the coming hours after the baby is born, then do everything so that the device supports the muscles and does not compress.
When you can tighten your stomach after childbirth, you should ask your doctor. If there are no problems with uterine involution, the doctor will allow you to do this even before discharge, that is, on about 4 days.
Sometimes childbirth is not complete without subsequent stitches. We are talking not only about caesarean sections, but also perineal ruptures. And if there are problems with healing, you shouldn’t tighten your stomach too much. This will disrupt blood circulation in the area of damaged tissues, because they are all in the zone of influence of the bandage. And in this case, the answer to the question of how long it takes to tighten the stomach after childbirth will depend on the condition of the sutures. To achieve the desired goal, it is not too late to do this even after 2 - 3 weeks.
Why does an elastic bandage help you lose weight?
Medical elastic bandage "Intex" is a tensile tape made of latex, cotton and polyester fiber. When applied correctly, an elastic bandage helps create compression pressure - a key element in the fight against excess weight and cellulite. — If you are overweight, adipocytes—the cells of the subcutaneous fat layer—are filled with fat. Wrapping with elastic bandages stimulates metabolism in the subcutaneous tissue, “forcing” the body to process fats accumulated in adipocytes. As a result of wrapping with an Intex compression bandage, fat leaves the subcutaneous tissue, reducing the volume of the body area to which the bandage was applied.
— With cellulite, adipocytes overflowing with fat begin to compress the lymphatic vessels, preventing the outflow of lymph from the subcutaneous tissue. The immune reaction to a foreign lymph protein provokes the proliferation of connective tissue, and cellulite “orange peel” forms on the skin. Wrapping with an elastic bandage “Intex” improves the outflow of lymph from the subcutaneous tissue and “unloads” adipocytes, helping to defeat cellulite .
Positive and negative sides
Advantages:
- in the process of retracting the abdomen, the internal organs are massaged, thereby improving intestinal peristalsis;
- prevention of flatulence and hernias;
- a trained abs will come in handy for women during labor;
- strong muscle corset and spinal health.
Risks:
- constant muscle tension in some cases can lead to the appearance of adhesions in the intestines, fallopian tubes and appendages (under conditions favorable for this pathological process);
- retracting the press artificially creates excessive pressure in the abdominal cavity, which can disrupt the functioning of the digestive system (expressed in constipation, accumulation of fecal stones and colitis).
How to apply an elastic bandage to lose weight
- You cannot bandage the chest, stomach and legs at the same time. During one session, you can apply a bandage to only one of the three listed areas. — When bandaging the chest, start from the sternum area. Bandage your chest in a criss-cross manner, wrapping the bandage around your neck. — When bandaging the thighs and abdomen, apply the bandage starting from the knee to the waist. Then bandage the other leg. For the procedure you will need two bandages. — When bandaging your feet, apply the bandage starting from the feet (from the toes to the ankle, with the obligatory overlap of the heel) to the groin area. As you move towards the groin, loosen the tension of the bandage. — When bandaging your hands, apply the bandage in the direction from the wrist to the shoulder. For the procedure you will need two bandages. How to achieve lasting weight loss using an elastic bandage - To improve the result, use hot (with warming gel) and cold (with cooling gel) wraps. The wrap can be combined with therapy using clay, honey and herbs. — The procedure time is 35 minutes for a hot wrap and 45-60 minutes for a cold one. To achieve a noticeable result, you will need a course of 12 procedures, which should be carried out 2 times a week.
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Everyday workout
In order to develop the habit of drawing in your stomach, you can do this simple exercise for 5-10 seconds throughout the day. The number of such approaches is at your discretion. This technique is also very effective for reducing waist size. The technique of performing the exercise is extremely simple: you need to take a deep breath through your nose to draw as much air into your chest as possible, and then quickly exhale all the air through your mouth. Immediately after this, pull in your stomach as much as your capabilities allow. Hold this position and do not breathe for about 20-30 seconds.
Contraindications
Any cosmetic procedure has its side effects and contraindications. Wraps are also not the safest way to look prettier. Artificial dehydration should not be abused so as not to cause rashes and inflammation, and if you are susceptible to one of the following diseases, then it is better to avoid the procedure altogether:
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- diseases of the female genital organs;
- urinary tract diseases;
- hypertension;
- diabetes.
Who is prohibited from practicing
It is strictly forbidden to tighten your stomach using the above exercises if:
- diagnosed stomach and (or) duodenal ulcer, if the disease occurs in the acute phase;
- menses;
- pregnancy.
It is imperative to consult a doctor and practice techniques with a high degree of caution when:
- lung problems;
- diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
- problems in those organs that are closest to the diaphragm;
- the presence of hernias in the abdominal cavity;
- weakened abdominal muscles or if the stomach is too large.
How to do a retraction correctly
The easiest way to tighten a sagging belly is to periodically pull it in for just a few seconds. It would seem that there is nothing difficult about this. But even to solve such a simple task, you need to follow the appropriate rules.
So, if you are just going to retract your stomach throughout the day, then each such retraction should last about 5-6 seconds. To start, you can do 20 approaches a day. Then, when such exercises become a habit, you can gradually increase the load and bring it up to 8-10 approaches, each of which must be repeated 100 times. In this way, you can achieve the return of the natural elasticity and firmness of the so-called membrane muscle, which is located under the abdominal muscles. When the tone of these muscles is lost, it ceases to resist the pressure exerted on it by the internal organs.
You also need to pull in your stomach correctly:
- during the inhalation process, the chest should be filled with air as much as possible;
- While exhaling, gradually draw in your stomach.
There is no need to take any special position for this exercise. But the main and mandatory condition is a straight back.
Abdominal retraction techniques
There are several techniques for retracting the abdomen, practicing which you can achieve very good results. Let's list them.
Vacuum
This is one of the main exercises practiced by adherents of Indian yoga. Its essence lies in performing special breathing exercises, which are performed in a strictly defined position. In this case, not only the diaphragm is involved, but the abdominal muscles are also well worked out.
Vacuum is an excellent option for those who suffer from excess weight, as well as for those who are trying to eliminate such a nuisance as sagging belly after intensive weight loss. Despite the fact that outwardly the abdomen looks motionless, the muscle fibers contract, due to which not only the waist area is corrected, but also the internal organs are stimulated. Thus, metabolism and digestion return to normal, blood circulation in the pelvic area is regulated (very useful for the reproductive organs), fat is actively burned, toxins are eliminated and the nervous system is strengthened. To obtain the expected result, vacuumization should be performed regularly.
How to lose weight with cling film
The effect of the wrapping procedure is not so difficult to notice; centimeters dissolve literally before your eyes, because the cling film on the stomach has the effect of a sauna. It closes the pores through which heat exchange occurs on our body. The pores provide constant cooling to the body as soon as the body or environmental temperature rises. If the pores are closed, heat begins to accumulate. In places covered with film, the temperature can rise by a couple of degrees: this causes the body to lose water there abundantly, due to which the abdomen decreases in volume.
Wraps for weight loss at home
You can easily check whether wrapping with cling film helps to remove belly fat by carrying out the procedure at home. It will differ from the salon only in your auxiliary products, which are smeared on the skin when the wrap is performed. Without spending extra money, you can prescribe a course of procedures for yourself, choose suitable creams or folk remedies and make your stomach lose weight.
Wrapping with cling film is recommended to be carried out in courses. For noticeable results, do at least 15 sessions approximately every third day. Watch your food intake: you can wrap yourself when 2 hours have passed after eating. You can lie quietly in the film, sleep or work. There is a practice of losing weight while sleeping, since between 10 and 12 pm the body fights excess deposits. You can enhance the effect of the film using masks applied under the film.
Cling film for sports
Whatever you do to make your figure beautiful, you can always enhance the effect with film. While working in the gym, running or cycling, it will not interfere with your workouts, but will bring the desired reduction in your waist closer. Wrapping with cling film when playing sports should be done with more caution than at home, because the body already heats up a lot. It is recommended to keep the film on yourself for no more than 20 minutes. At the beginning of the workout, wrap it as tightly as possible so that it does not slip, put warm clothes on top.
