Ok, sit ups and push ups make you gain weight, but will it.....?

Question

Make you skinnier? How many push ups and/or sit ups will it take me to lose 1 pount of fat, not 1 pound, the fat of 1 pound. My stomachs huge, a little fat from hips, and legs are like jelly. I'm 12 and weigh 160 pounds, my mom and grandma keep buggin me about my fat somach, and my tomach is bugging me out too.

Answer 1

ok.
well i honestly have to say, i dont the answer to your specifics.
but, in order to lose wait, not only is excersice needed, but u also need to maintain a very healthy diet.
try to eat 3 meals a day, and maybe 1 or 2 snacks. eating 1 meal rather then 1/2 a meal and snacks through-out the day is proven to help lose weight.
also, drink plenty of water. this cleans ou your kidney, making it easier for the kidney to reach other foods.

as for excersise, yes, do sit-ups and push-ups everyday. around 3 sets of 25 should help.
but also, instead of going straight to running, power walk.
it is also proved that power walking has many of the same benifits as running.
try powerwalking 5 miles. i know it may sound like a lot. but take a break between evey mile.
keep in mind, that you won't see results immediatly. immediate results arn't always good, because it increases ur chance of regaining the weight.
plan on losing maybe 3 pounds a week. no more.

so, eat healthy and excercise.
its the combination that helps.

love, nikki

Answer 2

One pound equals 3500 calories. You can either cut down on 500 calories a day from your diet, or cut 250 a day, and burn the other 250 (which is the ideal thing to do).
Stop eating sweets, sugary foods and fried foods. Change white bread and go for whole wheat. Drink skim milk.
Then go outside and ride bike for an hour, play ball, walk at a fast pace for a couple of blocks, dance in your room for an hour. The choices are unlimited.
Any kind of constant (this means do it for the whole hour, without stopping for long) activity is good and it will tone and firm your legs. Swimming is also great for burning fat, toning up and losing that belly your grandma and mom hate.

Just so you know, muscle does weigh more than fat, but it takes less room. Which means, you might not see fast results on the scale, but your clothes will actually start getting bigger for you. Don't let this keep you from exercising and being active.

Answer 3

The only reason sit-ups might make you gain weight is if you do them so much that you're gaining muscle, because muscle weighs more than fat. I don't think you can equate X-amount of sit-ups to burning X-amount of fat, but I think if you simply do a moderate amount of exercise (20-30 min) a day and eat smaller portions at mealtime, then you will see results in a few weeks.

Better than doing sit-ups: If you want to lose fat, cardio workouts are supposed to be more efficient (walking, jogging, swimming, bicycling).

Answer 4

You've got a lot of vague semi-faulty info.

Yes it will make you gain weight, but in a VERY small amount. They're easy work outs which will tone you, not make you bulk up. Heavy weight lifting makes you bulk up.

Sit ups are crap, crunches are better in every way. Sit ups waste energy in the hip flexors and most of the time strain your neck. There are tons of crunch variations to give you a great ab workout, but you didn't ask for them so I'll move on

Stronger abs will make fat cells stick to the muscle better, so you'll appear more toned.

Sit ups and push ups rarely make people lose weight. They're mainly anaerobic workouts, whereas you lose weight from aerobic workouts, like running or biking. Again, you didn't ask so I'll move on.

They can make you lose weight in a way. They add to your muscle mass, which increases your metabolism making you burn more Calories during regular activities such as, living, or reading.

1 pound of fat is about 3000 Calories, so burn that much extra and you lose it, space that out, in about a week, so lose about 300 Caloires a day. Thats only a few less bites at dinner.

Answer 5

OK First of all I come family of fitness gurus i would recommend running and walking around your block if your not near some kind of gym, then start to build muscle mass if you want. All sit-ups and push-ups do is tone your muscles that are already there. Everybody has abs believe it or not. But for the go to a doctor they can put you on the best plan for losing weight and toning up

Answer 6

Hi, sit ups and push ups are called bodyweight resistance excercises. They burn calories aswell as stimulate muscle fibres, both small and large fibres. The prefered method to lose fat is through diet control and cardio vascular excercises.

You will need to start performing some jogging, cycling, swimming, and generaly be active aswell as eat a clean diet (Cut out all junk, sugar)and drink plenty of water, at 12 years old you wont need to count calories, this could hinder your growth and have bad effects. Good luck.

Answer 7

exercise may make you gain weight since muscles weigh more than fat. You can not spot reduce. You will not lose fat in your stomach without losing fat all over. Your diet needs to be adjusted along with the exercise, and you should do some cardiovascular.

Answer 8

I think that you need to do what is good for your body but only because is good for your health not because people bug you. You are a good age to start taking care of your body and the best thing you can do is start by walking and watching what you eat. Eat healthy.

Walk at fast pace, and do other exercises like situps and pushups can help you get strenght on your upper body.

Look at my answers, i have a diet there that can help you jump start your new healthy desires.

Take care and be happy...You are very young and right now is the best time to start getting healthy habits.

Answer 9

Wow you need to do a lot because I'm 12 and I'm wight 90 you need to start losing fat and do a lot of push-ups and sit-ups to lose wight I would do 5 and then start doing 3 more everyday both of each.

Answer 10

Each pound of body fat is made up of 3,500 extra calories. Sit ups and push ups may make you gain weight, but it's muscle weight (good weight). It will help you lose fat weight (bad weight).