Abdominal obesity causes back pain and makes your body look 20 years older! Do the right stretching exercises to strengthen your waist, and rejuvenation is not a dream

A college student in his twenties who was about to join the army came to the doctor because of pain. Although I was treating a young man, my eyes were always on his mother. The body posture is deformed with hunchback, difficulty walking, round shoulders, bulging belly fat, and a neck that protrudes forward like a turtle. She has a son in his early twenties, so she should be in her forties, but she looks like she is in her sixties. But what I never expected was that my son actually asked me for help.

"Director, I hope my mother can also receive treatment. She clearly has pain here and there, but she always says it's nothing serious. But today when I came to see her, she insisted on coming along, so I had no choice but to bring her here." In an instant, tears welled up in the eyes of the son who was worried about his mother.

I started filling out the medical record, but was shocked when I heard my mother's date of birth. Forty-seven years old. Isn't that the same age as me? Although we are both 47 years old, her son is in his twenties while mine is only eighteen months old. People often say that having children later in life will age a woman's body, but I realized once again that whether one's body can be rejuvenated depends on "how one takes care of the body" compared to the childbearing age.

As we age, we lose muscle strength

The examination results showed that her physical age was close to that of a 60-year-old, with symptoms including spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, abdominal obesity, pelvic deformity, leg deformity, and early-stage degenerative arthritis. No part of her body was healthy. I tried to explain her situation but was too overcome with grief to continue. A mother gives everything to her children but doesn't take good care of herself.

That’s when she started talking. “When I was young, my husband passed away early, so I worked all kinds of jobs. While I was raising the children alone, I was in a car accident, but I didn’t get proper treatment, so my health collapsed. Since I didn’t have a lot of money, money was also a problem.”

"You don't have to worry about the medical expenses. The most urgent thing is to lose weight. This will improve the pain problem and prevent high blood pressure and diabetes." I replied.

Because the abdomen is too fat, if it is not treated first, it will be impossible to get rid of the problem of lower back pain. Fortunately, she does not have osteoporosis and has not yet entered menopause, so there is still hope that she can rejuvenate her body through stretching exercises.

After her son received pain treatment and enlisted in the military, she continued to receive treatment for her deformed waist, pelvis and legs. After receiving guidance on correct posture and exercise, she began to change little by little. Although she did not receive any plastic surgery or dermatology treatment, her deformed body was able to regain its symmetrical shape. Not only did her complexion and eyes become different, but she also became full of confidence. Even her colleagues in the hospital were surprised. Not only did her neck and waist become straight, but she was no longer seen walking unsteadily with her toes turned inward.

When I said, "You look like two completely different people!" she laughed and replied, "Of course I am happy to be thinner and prettier, but I am even more surprised that my appearance has changed. Now I have the confidence that I can do anything."

Doctor's talk Even at 40, your body can still be rejuvenated

Degenerative changes begin at the age of 40, which means that the body ages rapidly, and from then on, efforts should be made to rejuvenate the body. Degenerative changes cannot be reversed, and the only solution is to strengthen the deep muscles. Affected by the degeneration of the waist or knees, it will be difficult for people to maintain correct posture and posture, which will cause pain. If you want to end this vicious cycle, forty is a good time to focus on training your deep muscles.

Pain-relieving stretching exercises-exercises to strengthen the waist

Body segment exercise [10 seconds each, repeated 10 times]

Benefits- Strengthens the waist muscles and builds a strong spine.

1. Sit with your back straight at 90 degrees. Raise your arms so that they are parallel to your legs, making sure your knees and waist do not bend.

2. Use your abdominal force, then slowly lie back. When you lie down, you will feel your spine moving section by section.

3. Finally, lie completely flat on the mat, then slowly stand up and repeat the movement.

Point: Hook your toes toward your body and press your knees into the ground to avoid bending your knees.

Lying crunch [5 seconds each time, repeated 20 times]

Benefits - Strengthens the upper abdomen, stimulates and exercises the muscles involved in breathing.

1. Lie down with your knees bent, open your knees to shoulder width, put your hands behind your head, clasp your fingers together, and inhale.

2. While exhaling, lift your upper body. At this time, lift your head slightly as if it is resting on your palms, avoid pressing your chin down too much, and open your elbows outwards.

This article is from the book "The Bible of Muscle Stretching and Pain Relief for Loosening Fascia, Removing Pain, and Sculpting Curves: 114 Restorative Exercises That Effectively Improve Trigger Points without Medication or Surgery (with a QR Video of Movement Demonstrations)" published by Lian Jing Publishing