Get my FREE FITBODY MAGAZINE: https://fitbodymagazine.com/ Stomach Vacuum Exercise | Shrink your waist with Ab Vacuums Ditch the uncomfortable waist trainers and discover the secret to a naturally smaller waist with the stomach vacuum exercise! This highly effective move, also known as the ab vacuum, is an isometric contraction of the transversus abdominis—the deep core muscles responsible for cinching your waist. In this video, I’ll break down exactly how to do stomach vacuums step-by-step, share the key benefits of this exercise for women, and explain how it can help you achieve a tighter waistline while also healing issues like diastasis recti postpartum. Whether you’re aiming for an hourglass figure or simply want to strengthen your core, this exercise is a must-add to your routine! Stomach vacuums are gaining recognition from both fitness experts and OB/GYNs alike for their powerful benefits. Unlike traditional crunches that often fail to target the deep core, ab vacuums teach proper muscle engagement and create a stronger mind-muscle connection, leading to better results in other ab exercises. Not only can this practice help reduce your waistline, but it also supports better posture, alleviates lower back pain, and reduces the risk of injury. By regularly incorporating this move, you’ll see noticeable improvements in your midsection without the risks of waist trainers. Ready to shrink your waist and build a stronger core? Let’s get started! #FITBODYLifestyleCoaching #FITBODY #JulieLohre #stomachvacuum ************************************** SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbEbPH7bcuECJmDfbBbS9Q ************************************** WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/KDTO2075doI https://youtu.be/q9B1eOiXT50 https://youtu.be/TfeJlADSmL8 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr_YQSGJumkPiA_SoVPdZih2uXnG3UmiZ ************************************** FOLLOW ME 📩 FREE FITBODY MAGAZINE: https://fitbodymagazine.com/ ℹ️ WEBSITE: https://julielohre.com/ 🏆 COACHING: https://julielohre.com/online-personal-training/ 💪 SUPPLEMENTS: http://fitbody.com/ 🎧 PODCAST: https://julielohre.com/fitbody-podcast/ 🏋️ EXERCISE LIBRARY: https://julielohre.com/exercise-library/ How to do the Stomach Vacuum Exercise While there are many ways that you can do stomach vacuums, I prefer to start standing. What is the Stomach Vacuum Exercise? The stomach vacuum, also known as the ab vacuum is an isometric contraction exercise (tensing a muscle without moving it) of the transversus adbominus. It is a great exercises to help shrink your waistline in a short amount of time. While some tout that ab vacuums can knock off inches within a couple short weeks using the stomach vacuum exercise, to really see results, it will take consistent practice along with an awesome nutrition plan. Why should you do Stomach or Ab Vacuums? What are the benefits? Strengthening this area and training these abdominal muscles will help you gain more control of your core and create a slim and attractive mid section. - Teaches muscle engagement and contraction by working deep core muscles. Properly contracting your core muscles in those challenging ab workouts can be difficult and takes practice. By adding stomach vacuum exercises into your routine, you isolate the region and create a mind-muscle connection that can be tapped into with other ab exercises. - Help alleviate lower back pain and support proper posture. By working the muscles that support your core and lower back, especially the transversus abdominis, you can take pressure off your spinal column. - Can keep you from future injury. The skill of learning to properly contract your core abdominal muscles can translate into lower injury risk in many aspects of life including when twisting from side to side or lifting overhead. - Provide the visual appearance of a reduced waistline. Because your transversrsus abdominis muscle in effect covers your midsection, tighten that muscle upward and inward offers a “cinching” effect which gives the look of a tinier waist. - Heal Diastasis Recti. When postpartum women suffer from the ab muscle separation that commonly happens from carrying a baby, exercises that cause you to press outward with the core muscles like traditional crunches and sit ups can make the problem worse. Instead, movements like stomach vacuums that draw the muscles back together, can lessen that gap and promote healing. Where did the Stomach Vacuum exercise originate? While the exact origins are not know, the ab vacuum was used in early days of bodybuilding when names like Arnold, Lou and Sergio or Cory Everson & Rachel Mclish. These athletes were known for a perfect V-Taper and used this exercise frequently to trim and train their mid sections. Today athletes and bikini fitness models that strive for the most narrow waist possible and an hour glass shape are looking to stomach vacuums instead of corny and potentially dangerous waist trainers.