Fitness belt

Each of us goes in for sports to get a beautiful and healthy body, but sometimes heavy loads threaten injuries and other unpleasant consequences. Safety is the key rule of any sport. The belt for fitness is intended to become a pledge of safety and achievement of your goal.

Surprisingly, some beginners buy themselves an athletic belt just for the sake of imitation of experienced athletes, without even thinking about what the purpose of his wearing. This approach is fundamentally wrong, because the constant wearing of this device in the gym can adversely affect the girdling muscles.

To explain this phenomenon, it is important to learn some facts from anatomy. So, a person has a muscular “belt” from nature. It consists of the abdominal muscles and some muscles of the body. Their work is simple and complex at the same time. By reducing, they increase the pressure inside the abdominal cavity, which ensures the retention of the spine in an upright position. Thus prepared and trained back and abdominal muscles are the natural and best mechanism given to us for sports.

And yet the belt for weightlifting takes place. The fact is that during strength training the load can be so high that the additional frame is simply necessary for the muscles, reducing the possibility of injury to a minimum.

You should not get carried away with his wearing, because the time for training, spent in the belt is equivalent to the time when the abdominal muscles are at rest and not involved. They quickly get used to relaxation, making the body weak. Therefore, experts recommend wearing a model at the beginning of the approach and take off after it. A small weight is lifted without additional devices, training and healing your body.

Athletic belts are divided into two large groups:

• weightlifting;
• for powerlifting.

In the first case, the model has a wide back and a narrow front. This design allows the athlete to easily bend forward and lift weights.

The second option provides for an equal width of the back and front. Powerlifting equipment is indispensable for deadlifts with large weights and squats.

There is also a specific male type of belt with a weight for pull-ups. It is a wide belt with a chain on which the necessary load is easily fixed. The chain and fastenings are very durable, because sometimes the weight reaches up to 50 kilograms.

Model for women in addition to the supporting function may have aesthetic properties. The dragging belt made of elastic material allows you to visually tighten the figure, to create the effect of "sauna". Abundant sweating under the belt provokes the reduction of even small muscles, which certainly has a positive effect on the process of losing weight.

The choice of the belt should be conscious and thorough, because not only the result of the classes, but also your own health can depend on it.

Experts strongly recommend a preliminary fitting before purchasing or, in extreme cases, the removal of measurements by measuring tape. A belt that is well chosen in size should be fastened to the middle hole, because in the process of doing sports body weight can be gained or, on the contrary, reduced, and therefore, the stock should be.

Dimensional grids of well-known companies often coincide with each other. So, the waist volume of 62-80 cm corresponds to the size of S, 72-90 - M, 82-100 cm is equivalent to the size of L. However, using the values ​​without checking the dimensional grid of a particular manufacturer is impractical and fraught with unsuccessful purchase.

Speaking about the size, it is impossible not to say about the width of the product. A wide belt for powerlifting averages 10 sentiments. The same distance can be observed on the back of the weightlifting belt.

Today, athletic models of belts are made of a wide variety of materials, which significantly affects their value.

The most democratic are synthetic belts made of nylon and other mixed fibers. Their strength is low, and therefore, the use of such models for weightlifters is impractical. At the same time, synthetic fabrics perfectly cope with small female loads, allowing you to significantly save the budget. Specific material here is neoprene, used to create equipment for weight loss.

The second place in the price category is taken from leatherette models. Their durability exceeds nylon models, and the look of a fastener has the options different from fabric competitors on a flypaper.

The best and most durable option is a natural leather belt. In this case, the skin should be multi-layered, because the maximum strength of the belt is provided here.

Material flexibility is a fundamentally important selection criterion, especially when it comes to weightlifting belts. The athlete’s multiple forward bends should not be bound with a belt, and therefore the latter should bend well, without wringing and digging into the skin. A flexible model for professionals is considered a natural leather equipment with a special firmware of layers of leather zigzag.

Correctly chosen fastener will allow you to forget about the belt for the duration of the training session, and therefore, you need to approach its choice responsibly.

Types of fasteners:

• double-row metal clasp - typical for leather belts and models of leatherette;
• Velcro-fastener, quickly falling into disrepair and weakening under the influence of strength exercises;
• lock-carbine - one of the most convenient forms of fasteners;
• ratchet mechanism - an advanced model that allows you to easily fasten and unbutton equipment, without wasting time on the process.

Professionals recommend using equipment only at the approaches, whether it is rod thrust or pull-ups. The end of the approach must be accompanied by the removal of the belt.

In addition, experts give some tips on putting on the design. So, the sports belt is applied with a wide part to the back, after which it is tightly fixed with the help of a fastener in front. The model for powerlifting is also tightly fixed, positioning as close as possible to the pelvic bones.

Experts advise you to wear a neoprene slimming model on a cotton T-shirt, not recommending using this product daily. In addition, such belts that increase sweating require additional cleansing of the body, for example, using a scrub.

Being in search of a good model, it is most reasonable to trust trusted companies and brands with a good reputation. About them you can always find a lot of information and take into account all the features of the design.

Especially often you can see low-quality equipment for weight loss from unknown companies. Women buy them, but then regret buying. A proven brand in this industry can be considered a firm. Waist beltoffering a belt-sauna with velcro. The model is distinguished by a neoprene material and a product width of 21 cm.

Torneo - a brand that has established itself as a manufacturer of high-quality synthetic belts. Their cost is in the range of 700 rubles.

Genuine leather models represent brands Grizzly and Raw power. The cost of high-quality models varies from 2,000 to 3,000 rubles.

Fitness equipment is becoming increasingly popular among amateur athletes. Both leather and synthetic belts complain. According to users, the fabric belt can withstand a small load with dignity and even after half a year of use looks quite acceptable. Velcro fastener slowly but surely weakens.

Users with constant high loads prefer leather models. In their opinion, they hold their back perfectly and serve more than one year. However, such models also did not avoid imperfections. For example, models with buckles are available in limited sizes and sometimes it is a problem to choose an ideal sitting model for you. In expensive models on carbines, this kind of trouble is not observed.

A lot of positive opinions can be seen about neoprene models for weight loss. Exercises in the gym effectively reduce the time for losing weight in the abdominal area. At the same time, users note that being in a belt in an armchair in front of the TV does not bring either comfort or the coveted removal of extra centimeters from the waist.

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