Many people who are fond of bodybuilding, focusing on pumping the abs, muscles of the chest, back and arms, forget about strengthening other parts of the body. For example, not all of them perform neck exercises. And the neck is an important part of the body. In fact, it is the link between the head and the body, and therefore problems with the neck can be reflected in the whole body with undesirable consequences. In addition, the higher the vertebrae in the spine, the more fraught with troubles are their incorrect position - in some cases, up to paralysis. Strengthening the muscles of the neck directly and indirectly strengthens the entire body for this reason. As an example of an irresponsible attitude to such an important part of the body, osteochondrosis can be cited - a consequence of both salt deposition and curvature. The “acquisition” of scoliosis is a long process, and strengthening the muscles of the neck is often an equally long process. Trying to turn his head, the patient experiences a very unpleasant sensation, and often, to look at something from the side, you have to turn not your head, but actually - to move your shoulders sideways. And all this is a consequence of an unnatural, sedentary lifestyle and malnutrition, in which salt and other seasonings play a huge role.
Exercise for the neck from osteochondrosis: lie on your side on the bench and hang your head down so that it seems to hang, but bend it even lower so that it touches the bench. Then lift it as far as possible. Repeat all this four to five times. The crunch that you hear when performing an exercise for the neck is not a reason to stop - on the contrary, it shows that the vertebrae are in place and the salt accumulated in them is gradually disappearing. Feel the heat in the neck - it means the exercise has begun to bring its result. It is worth doing this exercise daily.
Bring your hands behind your head, clutching the brush in the lock. Tilt your head back, but keep your hands behind your head tightly, as if preventing your hands from throwing your head. Overcoming the resistance of your hands, tilt your head back. The peculiarity of this exercise for the neck is self-resistance and strengthening of different cervical spines. Bending backwards through resistance, tilt your head forward so that your chin touches your chest. Repeat all this seven times.
And again, an exercise for the neck on self-resistance. Put your palms to your cheeks, tightly holding your head between your palms, and turn your head left-right, while overcoming the resistance of tense palms. It also tightens the muscles of your neck.
To perform the following exercise for the neck, grip your pencil with your teeth, raising your chin, and try to write different numbers and letters in the air. Felt a small ache in the back of your neck, you can stop it.
Lie on your side, raise your head up while pressing your chin to your chest. Having done this, roll over to the other side and make the same movement to the second shoulder. Repeat neck exercises several times.
Circular movements are very useful, quickly restore blood circulation. Pull the neck into the shoulders and alternately, left-right, perform circular movements with it.
Do a circular motion with your head around your neck with a towel to increase your resistance to doing the exercise. At the same time, relax your neck as much as possible.
Strengthening the muscles of the neck is necessary not only in order to prevent various curvatures. When you tighten the neck muscles by training them, you can remove wrinkles from the skin and smooth out wrinkles. Strengthening the muscles of the neck is also strengthening the spine, restoring proper blood circulation, tightening the skin. This is also the purification of blood vessels, because when blood circulation improves, blood vessels are better cleaned, vital substances, including oxygen, move much faster through cleaned blood vessels. Therefore, do not forget to do the exercises daily. Even if everything with the upper part of the spine is normal now, then some troubles may arise later due to the fact that you did not pay attention to this part of the body, so do not forget about neck exercises.