It has been shown that the classic abdominal performed lying on his back, lifting the torso, has several drawbacks. It reduces the volume of the abdomen and cause back problems when it curves and rises. Too many women have shown that due to the strong pressure exerted on the pelvic floor, often causes incontinence.


For all the above, the best thing now is to do abdominal hipopresivos that were created by the Belgian physiotherapist Caufriez Marcel, who could see that women who performed the classic crunches after childbirth, worse instead of better.

This type of exercise is a postural work, which takes lots of practice, specific placement needs and is very much necessary to open the diaphragm and make breathing.

The back is not harmed, the abdomen is not pressed too much and the waist comes to reducing measures. It is highly recommended for women who have recently given birth, by giving them many benefits such as toning muscles and maintaining proper body position.

These abdominal work because the transverse abdominal muscle, deep and serve to hold the internal organs.