loosing belly fat???

Question

I have a bad back, so I can't do sit-ups or crunches without it hurting. What other exercises can I do to loose the belly fat?

Answer 1

you wouldnt lose belly fat by doing situps or crunches because all they do is build muscle - they do not burn fat.
the only fat burning exercise is cardio (burns fat all over your body - we cant spot reduce body fat), do it 4-6 times a week for 30-50min - those are running, jogging, swimming, cycling, elliptical, hiking, rope jumping etc.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Trust me: you CANNOT get a flat stomach from doing sit-ups. It is 100% diet-based. You can burn calories at the gym and the energy can come from your body fat, putting you on the path toward tightening your stomach. This combined with putting yourself on a calories deficit (eating less than you burn every day) will cause you to lose weight.

Finally, sit ups will strengthen the stomach muscles, though they will NOT be visible until you shrink the fat cells down with dieting. Doing sit-ups too many times per week will lead to injuries, including a bad back, as you have found.

If you truly want a flat stomach, join a gym and hire a trainer to put you on a regimen. It isn't as bad as many think. In fact, it becomes fun and you will enjoy many other benefits in addition to a tighter midsection. I say this to steer you away from the gadgets you see on TV - I promise you that none work and all of those demonstrators are models that are on diets. Further, any attempt other than diet and exercising the RIGHT way is a big waste of time. Good Luck!

Answer 4

You can try pilates with altered motions for your back pain, if you go to a fitness class the instructor can help, or the pilates videos will specify how to do the alternative exercises. You can also just do strengthening exercise laying on your back somewhere comfortable flex at the knees, tilt your pelvis forward and engage your abs you'll feel it instantly you hold it for atleast 10 sec atleast 3 times. These will strengthen your abs. Losing fat comes with diet unfortunately.

Answer 5

Any form of exercise will help you lose fat.

Answer 6

try jogging. (you should have at least 1hour of exercise per day)