Why it's bad to always suck your stomach in
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But certain health conditions and even unnecessarily tensing the muscles during your daily life can cause the abdominal muscles to become imbalanced.
Key Points:
- But certain health conditions and even unnecessarily tensing the muscles during your daily life can cause the abdominal muscles to become imbalanced.
- All of them result in an imbalance in the function of the abdominal muscles.
- People who may feel insecure in their body or who want a flat stomach may suck their stomach muscles to achieve this look.
Muscle imbalance
- This creates a fold or crease in the abdomen over a long period, with the belly button being pulled upwards.
- Regardless of the cause – whether voluntary or involuntary – sucking the stomach in places greater pressure on the lower back and neck.
- The pressure at the top affects breathing by making the diaphragm (the major muscle involved in drawing air in) unable to pull down as far.
- Treating the muscular imbalance through exercises that strengthen all of the core muscles will help.
- If you have unexplained or prolonged abdominal pain, it’s worth seeking medical advice – not only to prevent muscle imbalances but also to treat the root cause of the pain.