How can I lose my tummy without crunches or situps?

January 12, 2010

How can I lose my tummy without crunches or situps?

Cardio/running. Doing crunches and situps dont help you lose your tummy any more than anything else. You cannot “spot” lose weight. It just doesnt work like that. When you burn calories, they come from all over your body, no matter what exercise you do. Situps and crunches will help build muscle in your stomach (that will be hidden under the fat), and will help burn some calories from all over your body, but they wont help you just lose fat in your stomach. Run 45 minutes or so a day at a decent pace, 5-6 days a week. BY decent pace, I mean a minumum of 6 miles an hour. Work up to it if you need to. Cut your calories to something like 1800 a day. The fat will start disappearing in no time. I also suggest doing some lifting, about 30 minutes work 3-4 times a week if you can, as the extra muscle you gain speeds up your metabolism and helps you keep the weight off.

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