i'm 15 and am getting a little pouch in the front and i hate it!!!!
2006-11-17 02:47:08 · 7 answers · asked by genia d 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Try Pilates.. it teaches you how to engage you Powerhouse (stomach) and from experience it works wonders.. i find myself engaging my stomach muscles even when I"m walking in Wal-mart!! Get a Pilates dvd.. i think you'll love it!
2006-11-17 02:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kat0312 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can do all the crunches you like, but there are two things that are wrong with just doing crunches. One, it builds up the muscle, but just because you have muscle doesn't mean that you can SEE it. I don't mean to be offensive, but if you have fat covering your muscles, they will be hidden. You should couple the crunches with some consistent cardio exercise and being health conscious. I don't mean going on a crazy starvation diet, i mean being smart and trying to balance what you eat, and make substitutions for healthier things when possible. The other problem is maybe you are only doing one exercise, the crunches. To be toned, you have to have variety. There are tons of different ab exercises...like lying flat on your back and putting you legs straight and then curling them, or doing both legs and upper body at once, or doing crunches on your side, or trying to hold a push up position for a minute or 2. It should not be hard to find exercise ideas online.
Hope this helps!
Chris
2006-11-17 03:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SPOT REDUCE YOUR FAT!!! If I had a dime for every time I said that on Yahoo answers, I'd be rich. You cannot magically reduce weight in only one part of your body. My advice - cardio 3 days a week (and do some sprints, or climb stairs for cardio - building muscle in your legs will help make your waist look smaller, along with giving the regular benefits of cardio) and cut down on sugar whenever possible! Good luck!
2006-11-17 02:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be doing the crunches incorrectly. If possible ask your phy ed teacher to spot you to make sure you are correctly placing yourself. You could be working your back instead of your abs. Try yoga , pilates or isometrics along with the crunches to make sure you are strenghening your entire ab area.
2006-11-17 02:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yoga - indian system of exercises and wellbeing. There is an exercise called "kapal bhati". This is an ancient Indian system, which is tried and tested over thousands of years. It has recently regained populatrity in India too.
Check out the following:-
http://www.humonline.com/node/Health/HealthDetail.aspx?id=129
http://www.yogsansthan.org/kapalbhati.htm
2006-11-17 03:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by aggi74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually try the 'push away' where you push yourself away from the table after eating so much
you can do crunches til the cows come home and they wont do anything for the fat on your stomach they'll just build muscle underneath the fat.....and YOU CANT TURN MUSCLE INTO FAT
2006-11-17 02:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by dP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually they do if u do it consistantly every day and leg crunches it really helps.trust mee..100 every night and 10 leg crunches everyday can get u stronger stomach mucles causing abs...thas how i got them
2006-11-17 02:58:56 · answer #7 · answered by Mona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋