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missferoux
missferoux Posts: 118 Member
edited January 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,
I'm hoping some expert will be able to give me some help on where to go with my exercise plan. I have around another stone / 14lbs to lose but I'm more going off how I feel rather than weight. I go to a small mini gym, for 50 mins per day, 6 days a week. I can't really get more time available for the gym, but do some flexibility stretching etc at night at home.

I need to continue to lose weight, but tone up. I feel my arms and legs are getting toned with the sit ups, arm curls and extensions, running and crosstrainer that I do per day, but are these enough to tone my problem areas?

Problem areas are:
stomach,
bum,
saddlebags (tops of thighs / hips) - BIGGEST ISSUE!!!

Run 5k OR Run 2.5k and 20 mins on crosstrainer
4 x 50 reps of crunches including half of them with legs raise on exercise ball
3 reps of arm extensions with weights
3 reps of arm curls with weights

Any advice would be gratefully received x (Sorry for waffling!!!)

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  • mirthfuldragon
    mirthfuldragon Posts: 124 Member
    There's lots of things going on here, so let's try to break it down a bit.

    "Toning" is a meaningless word, an invention of the fitness marketplace to sell tiny dumbbells to women. Ignore it. To build muscle definition, you'll need to lift (reflectively) heavy weights.

    Regarding your problem areas, spot reduction simply does not happen. The fat in your body is like water in a bucket, and every time you burn more calories than you consume, you're removing a bit of the water. You can't remove water from the bottom or middle or top of the bucket.

    I would recommend you add some weight training, if possible. New Rules of Lifting for Women is a good start, but even without that, just pick up some 10lb, 15lb, or 20lb dumbbells and do some curls, flys, or whatever else you feel like.

    Alternatively, simply kick up the cardio a notch - try to improve on your 5k time by a few seconds each time, and so long as you eat at a deficient, you'll lose the weight, and subsequently, the problem areas.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Insanity or p90 stick with them , eat under calories and no chance of failing.
  • FitEndAg_i
    FitEndAg_i Posts: 37
    Get on a bike and ride! Or should I say vigorously exercise. Lost about 30 lbs., going for 15 to 20 more. Works on the parts of the body you mentioned and more. I use a good ole single speed bike and ride, everyday, for 50 minutes, great health to you!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Walk and weight train 3x a week.

    Also check your calorie intake vs this here
    >http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • missferoux
    missferoux Posts: 118 Member
    Walk and weight train 3x a week.

    Also check your calorie intake vs this here
    >http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12


    Wow. That is fab information thank you :)
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