Does using the vest strengthen your core muscles?

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008

My husband and I were talking about how Maggie is growing. Her BMI is great right now. In fact, according to the charts, she should have a little chub...But she doesn't have much fat on her. We were thinking she's more muscular than chubby, yes weird for a 5 year old. Anyway, my husband thought that all the time she does on the VEST is building up and strengthening her core muscles, thus gaining more muscle than fat. Just sharing our thoughts on other benefits of the VEST.

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008

My husband and I were talking about how Maggie is growing. Her BMI is great right now. In fact, according to the charts, she should have a little chub...But she doesn't have much fat on her. We were thinking she's more muscular than chubby, yes weird for a 5 year old. Anyway, my husband thought that all the time she does on the VEST is building up and strengthening her core muscles, thus gaining more muscle than fat. Just sharing our thoughts on other benefits of the VEST.

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008

My husband and I were talking about how Maggie is growing. Her BMI is great right now. In fact, according to the charts, she should have a little chub...But she doesn't have much fat on her. We were thinking she's more muscular than chubby, yes weird for a 5 year old. Anyway, my husband thought that all the time she does on the VEST is building up and strengthening her core muscles, thus gaining more muscle than fat. Just sharing our thoughts on other benefits of the VEST.

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008

My husband and I were talking about how Maggie is growing. Her BMI is great right now. In fact, according to the charts, she should have a little chub...But she doesn't have much fat on her. We were thinking she's more muscular than chubby, yes weird for a 5 year old. Anyway, my husband thought that all the time she does on the VEST is building up and strengthening her core muscles, thus gaining more muscle than fat. Just sharing our thoughts on other benefits of the VEST.

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008

My husband and I were talking about how Maggie is growing. Her BMI is great right now. In fact, according to the charts, she should have a little chub...But she doesn't have much fat on her. We were thinking she's more muscular than chubby, yes weird for a 5 year old. Anyway, my husband thought that all the time she does on the VEST is building up and strengthening her core muscles, thus gaining more muscle than fat. Just sharing our thoughts on other benefits of the VEST.

NoExcuses · Mar 14, 2008

I don't think it's strengthening the core muscles. Maybe her intercostal muscles are it's more difficult to breath with the vest on so the mucles must push harder to expand the muscles in between the ribs.

But abs, etc? Nope.

Some kids are just thicker than others.... healthy CFers are generally higher in weight than those who are very sick.

This post reminds me of those 1940s and 50s videos of women with those weird shaking bands around their butts thinking that all that shaking would make them thinner/burn calories/increase muscle. No real passive way to increase muscle and abs aren't engaged in using the vest unless you're coughing and/or simply by sitting up straight.

NoExcuses · Mar 14, 2008

I don't think it's strengthening the core muscles. Maybe her intercostal muscles are it's more difficult to breath with the vest on so the mucles must push harder to expand the muscles in between the ribs.

But abs, etc? Nope.

Some kids are just thicker than others.... healthy CFers are generally higher in weight than those who are very sick.

This post reminds me of those 1940s and 50s videos of women with those weird shaking bands around their butts thinking that all that shaking would make them thinner/burn calories/increase muscle. No real passive way to increase muscle and abs aren't engaged in using the vest unless you're coughing and/or simply by sitting up straight.

NoExcuses · Mar 14, 2008

I don't think it's strengthening the core muscles. Maybe her intercostal muscles are it's more difficult to breath with the vest on so the mucles must push harder to expand the muscles in between the ribs.

But abs, etc? Nope.

Some kids are just thicker than others.... healthy CFers are generally higher in weight than those who are very sick.

This post reminds me of those 1940s and 50s videos of women with those weird shaking bands around their butts thinking that all that shaking would make them thinner/burn calories/increase muscle. No real passive way to increase muscle and abs aren't engaged in using the vest unless you're coughing and/or simply by sitting up straight.

NoExcuses · Mar 14, 2008

I don't think it's strengthening the core muscles. Maybe her intercostal muscles are it's more difficult to breath with the vest on so the mucles must push harder to expand the muscles in between the ribs.

But abs, etc? Nope.

Some kids are just thicker than others.... healthy CFers are generally higher in weight than those who are very sick.

This post reminds me of those 1940s and 50s videos of women with those weird shaking bands around their butts thinking that all that shaking would make them thinner/burn calories/increase muscle. No real passive way to increase muscle and abs aren't engaged in using the vest unless you're coughing and/or simply by sitting up straight.

NoExcuses · Mar 14, 2008

I don't think it's strengthening the core muscles. Maybe her intercostal muscles are it's more difficult to breath with the vest on so the mucles must push harder to expand the muscles in between the ribs.
 
 But abs, etc? Nope.
 
 Some kids are just thicker than others.... healthy CFers are generally higher in weight than those who are very sick.
 
 This post reminds me of those 1940s and 50s videos of women with those weird shaking bands around their butts thinking that all that shaking would make them thinner/burn calories/increase muscle. No real passive way to increase muscle and abs aren't engaged in using the vest unless you're coughing and/or simply by sitting up straight.

Rebjane · Mar 14, 2008