Core Training tips for a bad back?

celticempress

Hi Everyone!

I had a baby about 3 years ago, but I have always been overweight. It wasn't until recently that I got into 'Onderland' and I'm at 195 lbs. Even though I was heavy and had very few stretchmarks after having my daughter, I do have a weird kind of belly shelf that is not going away as I exercise and work on my nutrition.

How does someone get rid of lower torso flab on their tummy when they have a very bad back? Any ideas? I appreciate it!

trogalicious

you don't spot reduce and there are no "do this and make my belly flab go away" exercises.

eat at a deficit, lose fat all over until you start losing around the gut.

KayleighJustine2013

Bump

vanguardfitness

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/abdominalcorestrength1/a/NewCore.htm

You should work on strengthening your core so you can do other exercises IMO.

contingencyplan

Standing resistance band rows using a very heavy weight resistance band with the door anchor. Pushups. Planks. Sandbag drills emphasizing mobility and rotation using a 15-30 lb sandbag. These won't target the flab there (nothing will) but they are good core strengthening exercises that will help with your back problems as well.

DavPul

you don't spot reduce and there are no "do this and make my belly flab go away" exercises.

eat at a deficit, lose fat all over until you start losing around the gut.

that's a bingo

lifehousegrl

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/t-stabilizer?workout=19768/

I do these exercises every other day except I do a plank instead of the t-stabilizer. I had surgery on my back twice when I was younger. I have not ran or really exercised in the last ten years, but I can do these!

celticempress

Well thank you all for the help. I appreciate it. I am doing quite a bit to reduce the fat intake and things have shrunk quite a bit on me. Mostly what I was hoping for was something to help me tone that section just as I have been toning everything else.

trogalicious

Well thank you all for the help. I appreciate it. I am doing quite a bit to reduce the fat intake and things have shrunk quite a bit on me. Mostly what I was hoping for was something to help me tone that section just as I have been toning everything else.

you don't have to reduce fat intake. you have to eat at a caloric deficit and burn fat. dietary fat does not make you fat, caloric surplus does.

celticempress

Ahh yes. Well I have done that too. I'm very careful about what I eat and how much of it that I'm eating. I'm down 55 pounds and have another 45 to go for my goal, so that's a plus. It's good to know that it's not so much about the fat as it is the calories, which I suspected but I'm happy to have confirmation of that. ^_^

Thank you very much for the help!