2006-06-28 07:05:25 · 12 answers · asked by shy guy 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
just cycling for 45 mins a day. is that enuf?
2006-06-28 07:10:12 · update #1
Crunches will not reduce love handles. You require more of a twisting motion to work those areas, which crunches to not necessarily provide.
2006-06-28 07:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by racingcowboy58 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiovascular exercise of some sort(jump roping, jogging, power walking etc) is what reduces love handles(ie burns fat). You can not spot train. In other words even if you did crunches and did no cardio you would have strong abs but no one would be able to see them since you would still be fatty in your mid section. So if you want a nice looking mid section, do crunches but by all means do some cardio exercise as well to burn fat. Jump rope is the most effective that I know of.
2006-06-28 14:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by gourou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about spot reducing a certain body part. It doesn’t work. A body part is too big because that is part of your body where you tend to store excess body fat. Resistance exercising will not decrease fat in an area … it will only build the muscle that sits under the fat. It is totally impossible to change fat into muscle. They are two separate tissues.
If you want to make a body part smaller then you have to decrease the amount of body fat stored at that area. To decrease body fat you need to do two things. One: change your diet; eating a healthier diet so that the amount of calories you take in each day is less than the amount of calories you burn each day during activities. And two: increase the amount of calories you are burning each day by increasing your cardiovascular exercise. Also, doing weight training exercises will help you build some muscle mass, which will help increase your resting metabolic rate, so you will burn more calories on a daily basis.
2006-06-28 16:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by ruggertx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cycling will unlikely help. Try jogging. You need cardio to get rid of love handles. Don't push too hard on the crunches... If you're doing them, make sure you're doing them right.
2006-06-28 14:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by Sexy Ray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cycling and watching your diet should do. Crunches can speed up the whittling process a bit
2006-06-28 14:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by celle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to include some form of crunch's or side crunch. its a pain, but well worth the work!
2006-06-28 14:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by City slicker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like ur name shy guy,dont know the answer but there called LOVE handles 4 a reason,love yourself &people will love u back
2006-06-28 14:10:27 · answer #7 · answered by CoC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well some side curles would also help. a good diet as well
2006-06-28 14:08:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a combo of both
2006-06-28 14:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by futurehero5200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they say cardio burns fat better,, but i agree do both it wont be bad for you .
2006-06-28 14:08:44 · answer #10 · answered by darkling1k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋