To take control
Good reflexes
Stand up straight: sitting, in the car, at the office, standing, walking… grow as tall as possible, in other words, keep the coccyx as far away as possible from the top of the head (chest open, shoulders open, head straight). Thus, the upper body does not compress the belly. The pelvis must be neutral, neither arched nor rounded, to “welcome” the abdomen.
Feel and mobilize your perineum: the pelvic girdle forms a hammock at the bottom of the pelvis, made up of the muscles you contract to prevent urinating. As coach Joëlle Bildstein points out: “The contraction of the perineum automatically causes the stomach to retract just above the pubis. And that’s just one of the great reasons to tone it up.
The exercises
Walk with elegance and energy: since you know that walking is excellent for mood, sleep, muscle tone… Take advantage of your walks to keep your upper body stretched in line with your pelvis. Think that the strength of your legs comes from the region of the navel, pressed against the spine. You, therefore, walk with your stomach held, more precisely, your navel raised towards your sternum, as if you had been given a (friendly) punch. Breathe easy, though!