Graceful, slender and thin waist has always been one of the symbols of female beauty. However, in the old days, the desire for a thin waist brought ladies and young girls a lot of trouble and torment, including could lead to serious health problems. After all, it is known that the fair sex at that time had to wear corsets: what can you do, that was the fashion of that time.

A girl or lady who dared to do without a corset could simply be considered too extravagant or ill-mannered in society. But you and I are lucky in this regard – corsets have long been out of fashion, except perhaps at a costume ball or a social event with an emphasis on the 18th century.

But there are many more ways to make your waist graceful without harming your health today than among women of past centuries.

What waist size is considered correct and proportional for a woman? Young women with a normal build must deduct 100 cm from their height. The resulting number will correspond to the normal waist size.

For example, if your height is 170 cm, then a waist of 70 cm will be normal for you, although it may be slightly thinner or wider – it depends on the type of addition. In women with wider bones, the waist will be correspondingly wider, and rightly so. Therefore, you should not strive at all costs to achieve an aspen waist, and torture yourself with diets if your body type suggests completely different parameters.

Another test for the correct proportions: if the volume of the hips and chest is about the same, then the waist should be about 70% of the hips. It is these proportions that always look beautiful and harmonious, even if a woman does not fall into the category of beauty standards.

Although who invented them, these standards? After all, nowhere in the laws of nature is it written that only sizes 90 – 60 – 90 should be considered harmonious proportions. The amount of certain sex hormones in a woman’s body also affects the waist size: the more female sex hormones estrogen, the thinner and slimmer the waist will be.

The size of the waist circumference also depends on the amount of body fat, the volume of the muscles of the back and abdomen. In an effort to make the waist thinner, you should first of all remove excess fat deposits on the abdominal wall, and then strengthen the muscles of the back and abdomen. A great opportunity: fitness or aerobics classes – this way you can burn extra calories.

Inflating the press during this period is unlikely to help, since with increasing loads, the abdominal muscles grow rapidly, and, accordingly, the waist size increases. It is better to download the press when you get rid of excess fat on your stomach. Ideally, the abdominal muscles should work simultaneously with the back muscles – this way you can quickly achieve results. However, you should not rush: it is better to perform the exercises calmly and with concentration, and most importantly, regularly. Try to practice every day for a month, and then, when training becomes a habit, you can practice every other day. It is recommended to start classes with a warm-up: this way you can increase the mobility of the joints, warm up the muscles and tune in to an effective workout.

The warm-up can be anything: walking in place to cheerful dance music, dance moves or easy running.

At the end of the warm-up, perform several torso tilts in different directions, so as to feel how the muscles of the opposite side of the slope are stretched. Make several circles with your arms, with full amplitude – first back and then forward. Lower your head, then slowly lift it up and look up until you feel tension in the muscles of your neck and chin. Repeat this 10 times.

Exercises for a thin waist
Then you can begin to perform a set of exercises.

Lie on your back on the carpet, bend your legs, feet on the floor. Tilt your legs bent at the knees in one direction, and then in the other direction, trying to touch the floor with them. At the same time, try not to tear your back off the floor.
Lying on the carpet, hands up, behind your head, turn your torso, rolling on the floor. Roll back 1m to one side, then to the other.
Lying on your back, arms at your sides, bend and slightly raise your legs. Now turn your legs to one side and the other, trying to touch the floor with your knee.

In the same position, but the legs are straight and raised up. Lower your legs, keeping them straight, to one side, touch the floor with them, put them on the floor. Then do the same on the other side.
Lie on your back and bend your knees. Put your hands along the body, palms down, pull your stomach in. Raise your hips a few centimeters so that the tailbone is off the floor, while tensing the abdominal muscles. Hold this for 15-20 seconds, then lower yourself to the floor. When lifting your hips, do it slowly, not jerkily. The main load must fall on the abdominal muscles.
Lying on your back, bend your right leg at the knee so that your foot is on the floor. Throw the left leg over the right one so that its ankle rests on the right knee, and the knee of the left leg is directed outward. Keep your hands behind your head, without closing your fingers, keep your elbows open, pull your stomach in. Raise your head and shoulders, turn your right shoulder towards your left knee, trying to touch it with your elbow. Hold this for about 10 seconds and return to the starting position.
There are a lot of exercises for the waist, but the main success factor is the regularity of their implementation. Even the most effective exercises will not help you if you do them occasionally. Exercises with a gymnastic hoop will also help to make your waist stronger and thinner. At the same time, the fat layer will decrease, and the abdominal muscles, torso and legs will become stronger.

Getting used to rotating the hoop at the waist, you will learn how to remove the stomach, as the muscle tone will be rebuilt, and the stomach will be in a retracted state all the time. Hoop exercises can be done at any age. The exception is those women who have very weak pelvic floor muscles.

Exercises can be done at any time of the day, but not earlier than half an hour before meals. After eating, of course, you should not practice for several hours – at least 2 hours, but 4 is better.

A slender waist and athletic figure is not just a desire to meet the standards of beauty. First of all, it is an indicator of good health, high quality of life and always a good mood.

Of course, such an active and slender woman will always be attractive to others, and especially to men.