Toning Belly fat

STEPH091308
STEPH091308 Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am training for my first half marathon in Oct. I am almost down to my pre pregnancy weight and waist size :) However when I look in the mirror all I see is my flubby stomach :sad: Any suggestions to try to help tone that.

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  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Can't "tone" fat:bigsmile:

    There are lots of exercises that help tone and strengthen your core.
    Someone linked this web site here before. It is pretty cool for getting started.
    A different daily ab challenge.
    http://www.randomabs.com/today/
  • STEPH091308
    STEPH091308 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks I will try that!! I guess it should have been toning my belly more then toning belly fat LOL I am only on one cup of coffee LOL I like that it changes daily I get bored with the same thing everyday
  • LisaO85
    LisaO85 Posts: 152
    Planks are great for toning all around the belly.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Um, lose the fat. Am I missing something, but it seems pretty basic to me.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Same weight in both photos:

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    Lift heavy weights. Eat at a very moderate deficit to your calorie intake if you think you need to drop a few pounds.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Planks are great for toning all around the belly.

    No.

    Planks strengthen the core, they don't specifically reduce fat in that area.

    "tone" in the midsection comes from lowered BF%. Your body will burn fat from whatever portion of the body it wants. You can do 10,000 planks a day, but your body will burn the fat from whatever part of the body it wants, with the midsection usually being last.

    Caloric deficit + Work (cardio AND compound lifting movements) + patience = a toned midsection.

    You will notice very few individuals with nice midsections on this site do very little to no abdominal isolation.
  • STEPH091308
    STEPH091308 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks I will also try lifting weights. I get that i need to loss the weight but i want to tone up too.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Thanks I will also try lifting weights. I get that i need to loss the weight but i want to tone up too.

    Lifting weights maintains your muscle mass as you lose fat. That's where tone comes from. It's losing fat that was covering your lean muscle mass. It's much easier to maintain the mass you have and lose the fat from around it than build it up after you've lost fat and LBM.

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