Belly Fat and Spine Health and Rolling
No beating around the bush with this . If you have too much abdominal fat , it will be detrimental to the health and mobility of your spine .
Firstly , your ability to use your breath is compromised and if you can not breath effectively , you will not be able to use your abdominals effectively .
Take a look at these pictures . When you have abdominal fat , it lives inside the belly and pushes the abdominal muscles outward , making it very difficult to contract them inward , which is what they need to do to drive the movements of the spine .
If your spine can not move , especially in forward bending , it really does compromise the health of the spine .
If you truly want to have a healthy spine then you can not ignore nutrition and lifestyle . Eating lean and clean , drinking enough water and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are essential for having a healthy spine .