Are sit-ups bad for you?
The sit-up is a strength training exercise commonly performed with the aim of strengthening the hip flexors and abdominal muscles. Some argue that sit-ups can be dangerous due to high compressive lumbar load.
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About Hip Flexors
The hip flexors are a group of skeletal muscles that act to flex the femur onto the lumbo-pelvic complex, i.e., pull the knee upward.
About Strength Training
Strength training is the process of building muscles, usually by many repetitions of weight lifting.
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