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prettyred420
prettyred420 Posts: 6
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What are the best exercises( that you can do at home) to get rid of belly fat? especially the lower "pooch" area

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  • LOLmerrill
    LOLmerrill Posts: 43
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    those crunches with bicycle peddling.. I forgot their name.
  • tacticalhippie
    tacticalhippie Posts: 596 Member
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    you can't spot reduce...

    but with a kettlebell you can get a full body work out :)
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    google ab exercises and workout away!
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
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    You cannot spot reduce, but you CAN lose fat all over and when your body fat % is low enough your stomach will be flat and/or abs will show.

    The best exercises to strengthen your abs are called "core exercises". Planks are a great core exercise and will work all of your ab muscles together.

    Contrary to popular belief - crunches are NOT good for your abs as they produce high shearing forces against your lumbar spine.

    The best way to lose the fat is to do strength training, combined with HIIT style cardio and a very clean diet.

    Here are some links:

    http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/

    http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

    Hope this helps. No quick fix, just steady plodding and you'll get there eventually! Good luck!

    Edited to add - don't forget to lift HEAVY WEIGHTS. If you stay away from all of the girly colored dumbbells in the gym, you should be fine. :)
  • beverlyl64
    beverlyl64 Posts: 381
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    It's not possible to spot reduce, and you body decides where you lose from. Cardio is the best way to lose fat, but strength training will start toning and muscle burns fat much quicker. Find a good ab workout, let me know if you need help finding one.
  • JoeyC07
    JoeyC07 Posts: 42
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    You cannot spot reduce, but you CAN lose fat all over and when your body fat % is low enough your stomach will be flat and/or abs will show.

    The best exercises to strengthen your abs are called "core exercises". Planks are a great core exercise and will work all of your ab muscles together.

    Contrary to popular belief - crunches are NOT good for your abs as they produce high shearing forces against your lumbar spine.

    The best way to lose the fat is to do strength training, combined with HIIT style cardio and a very clean diet.

    Here are some links:

    http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/


    http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

    Hope this helps. No quick fix, just steady plodding and you'll get there eventually! Good luck!

    Edited to add - don't forget to lift HEAVY WEIGHTS. If you stay away from all of the girly colored dumbbells in the gym, you should be fine. :)


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  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
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    You cannot spot reduce, but you CAN lose fat all over and when your body fat % is low enough your stomach will be flat and/or abs will show.

    The best exercises to strengthen your abs are called "core exercises". Planks are a great core exercise and will work all of your ab muscles together.

    Contrary to popular belief - crunches are NOT good for your abs as they produce high shearing forces against your lumbar spine.

    The best way to lose the fat is to do strength training, combined with HIIT style cardio and a very clean diet.

    Here are some links:

    http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/

    http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

    Hope this helps. No quick fix, just steady plodding and you'll get there eventually! Good luck!

    Edited to add - don't forget to lift HEAVY WEIGHTS. If you stay away from all of the girly colored dumbbells in the gym, you should be fine. :)

    Holy crap Batwoman, you are correct!
  • kremsergirl
    kremsergirl Posts: 35
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  • Fesse
    Fesse Posts: 611
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    You cannot spot reduce, but you CAN lose fat all over and when your body fat % is low enough your stomach will be flat and/or abs will show.

    The best exercises to strengthen your abs are called "core exercises". Planks are a great core exercise and will work all of your ab muscles together.

    Contrary to popular belief - crunches are NOT good for your abs as they produce high shearing forces against your lumbar spine.

    The best way to lose the fat is to do strength training, combined with HIIT style cardio and a very clean diet.

    Here are some links:

    http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/

    http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

    Hope this helps. No quick fix, just steady plodding and you'll get there eventually! Good luck!

    Edited to add - don't forget to lift HEAVY WEIGHTS. If you stay away from all of the girly colored dumbbells in the gym, you should be fine. :)

    Holy crap Batwoman, you are correct!
    LOL @ Batwoman, dude you is some funny right there!! that's my buddy Roy, always bringing the fun to funny!!!

    Thanks for the info... I shall be checking this out later!!!
  • SoFLYFireman
    SoFLYFireman Posts: 170 Member
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    ohhhhh how we all love the spot targeting threads, sorry buddy. No spot targeting, try the magic pill ;) haha jk jk, all I can say is cardio, diet and free weights.. oh and liquor instead of beer.. plus it gets you drunk easier, faster, and cheaper. (if you drink that is) those 3 are the key
  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
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    You cannot spot reduce, but you CAN lose fat all over and when your body fat % is low enough your stomach will be flat and/or abs will show.

    The best exercises to strengthen your abs are called "core exercises". Planks are a great core exercise and will work all of your ab muscles together.

    Contrary to popular belief - crunches are NOT good for your abs as they produce high shearing forces against your lumbar spine.

    The best way to lose the fat is to do strength training, combined with HIIT style cardio and a very clean diet.

    Here are some links:

    http://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2011/01/8week-transition-diet/

    http://members.rachelcosgrove.com/public/505print.cfm

    Hope this helps. No quick fix, just steady plodding and you'll get there eventually! Good luck!

    Edited to add - don't forget to lift HEAVY WEIGHTS. If you stay away from all of the girly colored dumbbells in the gym, you should be fine. :)

    Holy crap Batwoman, you are correct!
    LOL @ Batwoman, dude you is some funny right there!! that's my buddy Roy, always bringing the fun to funny!!!

    Thanks for the info... I shall be checking this out later!!!

    Thanks for the backup, sunshine! Have a fan-freaking-tastic night!!!!1(yes, the 1 is intentional:wink: ) :drinker: :drinker:
  • Fesse
    Fesse Posts: 611
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    ohhhhh how we all love the spot targeting threads, sorry buddy. No spot targeting, try the magic pill ;) haha jk jk, all I can say is cardio, diet and free weights.. oh and liquor instead of beer.. plus it gets you drunk easier, faster, and cheaper. (if you drink that is) those 3 are the key
    *takes notes from her oh so super fly guy*
  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
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    ohhhhh how we all love the spot targeting threads, sorry buddy. No spot targeting, try the magic pill ;) haha jk jk, all I can say is cardio, diet and free weights.. oh and liquor instead of beer.. plus it gets you drunk easier, faster, and cheaper. (if you drink that is) those 3 are the key
    *takes notes from her oh so super fly guy*

    Got my pen out! Need some paper though. Oh wait. computer has word on it.
    word-microsoft.jpg
  • jenniferd9
    jenniferd9 Posts: 6
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    In order to get rid of the belly fat follow some simple tips:

    1)Maintain healthy and nutritive diet.
    2)Avoid eating food which contains fat.
    3)follow you regular diet.
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
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    What are the best exercises( that you can do at home) to get rid of belly fat? especially the lower "pooch" area

    Abs starts in the kitchen. Besides eating healthy. I've didn't say diet, because I don't believe in diets. But, if you want to diet, then go for it. But, besides from eating, cardio and ab strength training, if you're not looking to tone your arms and legs.

    There's three ways to get healthy abs or should I say, for people to see your healthy abs.

    1. Eating healthy. My version of healthy to me, is not depriving myself of anything that I want to eat. Moderation and portion size is the key.

    2. Slimming ab workouts. That's consists of doing twisting abs workouts. Billy Blanks is a pro at this workout.

    3. Strengthening ab workouts. That's consists of crunches both standing and floor workout, sit ups and and floor ab workouts.

    Pilates ab workouts are good for the abs too.
  • ghoztt
    ghoztt Posts: 69 Member
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    Someone linked a great article about fat spot reduction and why it's not possible because of the way the body stores fat. If I remember it correctly, it explained that the body stores fat all around the body in a 'chain' type configuration, linking fat up in a long strand. When you start losing the fat it starts at the very end (where the fat was most recently stored) then works its way back from there. So essentially, the very first place to start to collect fat is the very last place you will lose it.

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