abdominal belt

zobia

I want to know which abdominal belt is best and suitable for the help of make flat stomach or decrease the waist size because rest of my body is in the shape but my belly fat is more than my body i have done lots of exercise n walk but it does not decrease so im really worried please help me because i have listen that during exercise if we have wear abdominal belt it helps a lot to tone your body and decrease the size and tell m from which pharamacy i get it.

englanddg

I'm not a fitness expert by any means, but I would recommend you read up a bit on Ab Belts before investing in them. The best solution is probably the unglamorous, but tried-and-true crunch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_muscle_stimulation#FDA_certification

http://www.inch-aweigh.com/electric_abs.htm

Those links should help. Electric stimulation will keep the muscles from atrophy, but I doubt they are going to do much in terms of a "rock hard core"...especially not for the cost.

Explosive bellies (like the one I have...heh, so I feel your pain) are caused partially by fat, but also by weak muscles. If you want to see how much of it is fat vs weak muscle, or at least a good guesstimate, lean back in a chair, suck in your belly, and then feel the "puff" (for lack of a better term) between your epidermis and your layer of muscle.

When attacking the belly, you should note that there are a few different muscles which cause the budda to rear out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_abdomen

Though hitting all the groups is great, you specifically want to target the obliques and transverse abdominus to see a decrease in waist. Again, crunches are a great way to do this, or any exercise that causes you to work your core in a twisting motion (certain types of dancing, crossover sprints http://magazine.stack.com/Exercises/1730/CrossoverCrossover_sprints.aspx , etc.). The more rigorous the exercise, the better the results!

Great crunch demonstrations (linked first of 4 vids)...probably want to work all of these into a regular routine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SGnHB2Re2A&feature=related

Good luck!

belldandy1

I don't know anything personally about the abdominal belts, but I have read that they don't really work. Sometimes I have heard that people have that issue that their inner abdomial muscle layers are not toned even when they work the outside through cruches, sit ups, etc. Pilates moves are supposed to be good for strengthening the whole core. Planks and side planks are also great for toning all of the muslce layers. One thing that may sound a little weird is to do singing exercises. There are certain exercises to try and train a singers breathing that require heavy engagement of the core muscles particularly the diaphram. I am an operatically trained singer and I have a great stomach while the rest of me is flabby as hell. I think it is because of all of the breathing exercises that are required of singers. When I stopped singing for a while I noticed my stomach start to get much less toned. Here is one if you are interested. There are more to be found using google.
http://www.vocalist.org.uk/breathing_exercises.html

amandadaisylotus

Take Robin William's Advice on this and don't buy one of those belts unless you're going to strap it to your head and tell yourself not to buy things that don't work.

All of the things suggested sound good, but I figured I'd add that belly dancing is a GREAT way to tone up your core. You'll discover muscles you didn't know you had.

Lose26LbsByXgiving

Dose not work.. don't waste your money.. give it to charity then at least your money will at work.


COUNT DOWN: 5 mores days to lose 2.5lbs. I will lose 26 lbs (11 weeks) by xgiving and get a blue ray player as reward.