Fitness trainer lists four exercises to prolong youth

Fitness trainer Anzhelika Alokhova listed four exercises to prolong youth. Her words are quoted by Life.

The specialist suggested starting with squats. Alokhova noted that this exercise helps strengthen not only the leg muscles, but also the core muscles, which are responsible for most of the usual movements. “Stand up straight, place your feet shoulder-width apart, keep your back straight. As you inhale, slowly lower your hips until they are parallel to the floor, stay in this position for one or two seconds and, as you exhale, return to the starting position,” she described the correct technique for performing squats.

Next, the trainer advised doing Romanian deadlifts, which will help avoid back injuries when lifting weights in everyday life. Starting position – standing, feet shoulder-width apart, hold dumbbells or barbell in front close to the body. As you inhale, move your pelvis back and bend down until it is parallel to the floor, and as you exhale, return to the starting position. It is important to keep your back straight and not bend your elbows.

Then Alokhova recommended performing leg presses on a special machine. To focus on the gluteal muscles, you need to place your feet closer to the top edge of the platform. “Tighten your abdominal muscles and core, making sure your lower back is pressed firmly against the surface of the machine. As you exhale, straighten your legs, tensing your gluteal muscles, but without straightening your knees all the way,” the expert emphasized.

The final exercise suggested by Alokhova is the gluteal bridge. Earlier, fitness trainer Olga Derendeeva described in detail the correct technique for performing it.