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Description and causes
The famous culotte de cheval refers to the shapes of the hip area roundish, like two side bags, and is found mainly in women. The shape we are referring to is due to the presence of fat pads or localized adipose accumulations. The affected region corresponds to the trochanteric region, between the thigh and buttock. The presence of these pads visibly affects the aesthetic profile, but is often accompanied by circulatory disorders such as water retention at various levels.
The presence of this imperfection reveals problems at the circulatory level, at the level of the muscle tonei of the hip and lower limbs, often showing a poor venous return and a suffering capillary and lymphatic circulation. The culotte de cheval also often indicates that one moves too little. Being sedentary does not help at all, it does not allow you to increase the total caloric expenditure and therefore makes the lipid accumulation remain at the same level, if not worse. The culotte de cheval also indicates that the aerobic metabolism is not stimulated sufficiently and that you are most likely conducting a diet free of vitamins and nutrients and loaded with fats and sugars. This imperfection also gives us indications on the muscular state: it reveals that not enough work is being done on the buttocks and legs from the point of view of strengthening. Excess salt, emotional toxins, bad habits such as alcohol or smoking are other contributing causes of the blemish affecting the pelvis area. Even a rigid way of experiencing sexuality could determine a blockage at the level of the hips both for mobility and for the way of “perceiving” oneself. Eating at the wrong and bad times greatly affects the condition of the pelvis.
Finally, the use of the wrong footwear or too tight pants, tights or skirts as well as a postural imbalance at the level of the posterior and lateral muscle chains (posterior region of the thigh, tensor fascia lata) affect the problem. Women with gynoid biotype are particularly prone to develop this type of imperfection, which worsens in the absence of adequate physical work.
Tips and exercises
Some disciplines useful to counter this type of problem are thewater aerobics and the calisthenics. In the first case, the resistance of the water provides further important muscular work that tones and firms up, in the second case the muscular effort through multi-joint exercises allows to push on hypertrophy and the rebalancing of the kinetic chains. Both practices improve confidence in your body and tone the lower limbs in an important way, also making you regain confidence with movements that come from the abdominal center and that make the movements that come from the peripheries light and functional. Even fast walking, working with resistances, loads, elastic bands helps a lot to solve and prevent the problem. An excellent practice to melt fat in the pelvis is found in dance, free, even without technique, following the free flow of music and rhythm. The final stretch allows you to stretch all the muscle chains and gain tone. Finally, we recommend some attention to daily hydration. Now let’s see together 3 golden exercises to counter the culotte de cheval:
Lateral knee lift
From the quadruped position, one knee is lifted externally and then brought back to the ground. They are performed 15 reps per gamba always keeping the back in line and the hands firmly pressed to the ground, the neck in line. The abdomen must be kept active throughout the exercise. For this exercise you can also use the anklets or with a circular elastic that holds the two legs.
Squats and lateral rises
Start with one leg slightly bent to put weight on, the other leg must stay out. Performed a lateral lift – i.e. moving the leg away from the central axis, then return to shoulder width and perform a squat, bringing the hips back and the weight on the heels, with the back in line. After resuming the standing position, the other leg is raised to the side, and then squats again. They are recommended at least 15 repetitions.
Donkey Kicks
The hips must be kept aligned and the lower back must be slightly curved so as not to bother the lower back. The shoulders should be kept active and the shoulders open. From the quadruped position, the right leg is raised, bent at 90 ° and the foot flexed, to then extend it before returning to the starting position. They are performed 15 repetitions then you change your leg. The abdomen always remains active and you must maintain a certain concentration and deep breathing throughout the exercise, being careful not to kick too high or too low. Anklets can also be used for this exercise.
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