Stomach, love handles and back

KayaD
KayaD Posts: 65
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I need some at home exercises that I can do to shift my stomach (especially lower) and love handles and middle/lower back? T.I.A

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  • JenHollandsworth
    JenHollandsworth Posts: 25 Member
    Try any Jillian Michaels DVD. Worked for me. :)
  • purpl3sox
    purpl3sox Posts: 38
    There is no way to lose fat from specific areas, you can build muscle but it wont cause fat loss. The best thing to do is just lower your body fat percentage overall and that will cause a reduction in the areas you want to see a change in. Go for fat burning cardio, strength building and a lot of fresh veggies and lean proteins.
  • purpl3sox
    purpl3sox Posts: 38
    There is no way to lose fat from specific areas, you can build muscle but it wont cause fat loss. The best thing to do is just lower your body fat percentage overall and that will cause a reduction in the areas you want to see a change in. Go for fat burning cardio, strength building and a lot of fresh veggies and lean proteins.
  • helenium
    helenium Posts: 546 Member
    You won't be able to spot reduce fat, but you'll be able to tone muscles underneath. Don't expect visible differences if those areas are well-padded.

    Fat loss is hormonally controlled and hormones go everywhere in the body. So fat loss happens from everywhere in the body.

    Sanity check: runners don't have ridiculously thin legs for their size, for example.

    For muscle tone, visit other people's links, I'm sure they're good.
  • sconns21
    sconns21 Posts: 92 Member
    Yoga would be good, the plank is great for your stomach. I do 5 basic and 5 advanced sun salutations every morning including many planks.

    I warm up with this one

    http://www.yogatic.com/yoga-video/ashtanga-yoga-sun-salutation-a/

    then do this one

    http://www.yogatic.com/yoga-video/ashtanga-yoga-sun-salutation-b/

    They also have a specific video for toning your core

    http://www.yogatic.com/yoga-video/work-on-the-core/

    Hope this helps!
  • Tricia130
    Tricia130 Posts: 7 Member
    Love handles are one of the hardest to get rid of but a combo of cardio and resistance will help. Doing ab crunches for the obliques will help push fat by gaining muscle and burning it off with cardio exercising! Using a medicine ball is great while going from side to side. With the back area going on your stomach doing superman is really beneficial because it helps strengthen your core. For your lower abs try bicycles, they are hard but extremely worth it! Hope that helps a little!
  • kelso_sarah
    kelso_sarah Posts: 6 Member
    Check out Youtube - especially the videos by MarieClaire :)
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