I'm female, 5'8" and 130 lbs. My waist is 27" and hips 36". I don't have a big belly, it's not noticeable if I'm standing up, however, as soon as i bend, or sit, or lay it rolls over quite a bit. When I do push ups, it totally hangs! And when I do crunches or any effort with the area, my stomach potrudes too much! Most of the problem is in the area below the belly button. I've got a little bit of love handles too. I would like to get rid of those as well.
What can i do to get rid of the flab or make my stomach stay in place, or defy gravity if you will? And maybe define my waistline a little more? What exercises are recommended for this?
Thanks!
2007-06-13 12:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by jade 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
the only fat burning exercise is cardio - it burns fat all over - you can spot reduce body fat.
crunches and weighted hula hoop are good for strengthening abs but you only need to do that twice a week.
find daily calorie intake calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
2007-06-13 14:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do squats and crunches. But wit the crunches instead of havin ur feet planted on the ground, I life them up so you have to push ur gut area more which should scope ur abs just right. Good Luck!
2007-06-13 12:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-04-01 06:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots and lots of pull-ups. also do cardo exercises.
2007-06-13 12:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by Ruta 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think pilates are wonderful
2007-06-13 12:43:23 · answer #5 · answered by mother to Eva Nicole 4/25/08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋