Toning waistline

jennybenny76
jennybenny76 Posts: 14 Member
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Can someone give me some ytips on how to shrink my waist?! lol I have never had one and dab nabbit I want one!! lol What exercises or combinations of food and exercises do I need to do to define and tone my midsection. Pound wise I am 2 pounds away from my target weight but 7 pounds away from goal weight... what shall a girl do... any suggestions?!

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  • skeeweemc
    skeeweemc Posts: 6 Member
    I need this question answered myself! :cry:
  • MmaBoo
    MmaBoo Posts: 2
    Try using a hula hoop.....just don't know how often, maybe it might work.
  • jennybenny76
    jennybenny76 Posts: 14 Member
    hmmm, never thought of that one. Thanks!!
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    From what I've read and been told from my trainer, you need a combination of things to help with your midsection. It's really working for me.

    1) Cardio
    2) Healthy Diet
    3) Ab Work

    I do abs every day. Planks, reverse curls, crunches. One of my favorites is to hold a weight (I hold 30 lbs) in one hand and hold it at my side and then dip my body sideways toward the weight. I do one side 20 times and then switch sides. Does that make sense? I'll try to find a video tutorial. I get really sore in my obliques with that exercise.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Want a waistline? Shoot for 15%-18% body fat. GUARANTEED you get a waistline.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    You can't spot reduce - Oh how I wish I could. My problem area is my thighs (UGH!)

    Planks are great for your abs, as well as bicycles. I like pilates - it's great for the core too.
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    http://www.fitness-training-at-home.com/oblique-exercises.html#dumbbell-side-dips

    Here's a picture of the oblique dips I was talking about. They also show a picture of plank dips which are great.
  • kpd270
    kpd270 Posts: 3
    The only way to tone your mid section is to eat clean. Meaning, no processed foods (boxed or preserved)
    No sugar and salt is the easiest way to start if you have a difficult time removing boxed foods from your diet.

    You then add these exercises approx 3x or more a week:

    10 burpees
    10 lunges each leg
    30 mountain climbers (10 slow, 10 fast, 10 slow)-really elongate your torso and bring knees to elbows
    20 second planks....3 x (on elbows or hands)
    30 glute raises 15x each leg (lying on back, 1 leg straight up to ceiling, the other does the raise)
    30 bicycle crunches (10 slow, 10 fast, 10 slow-all at once)
    30 oblique crunches 15x each side..chin goes up towards ceiling.

    If you are new to exercising then start with 1 round, then stretch and cool down for 5 min.
    If you work out sometimes, then do 2 rounds, etc.
    If you work out very often, then instead of doing certain number of reps.....change each exercise to
    A minute of each exercise, with 30 seconds of rest btwn sets.

    Your form is KEY. If your form is not held in a long and tall position throughout these exercises, then
    Your mide section will never look long and lean. Chest high, neck long and in line with your spine. I see too many
    People workout for years and never change their bodies due to improper form.

    Abs are truly created in the kitchen though!

    Good Luck
  • Jetjedi
    Jetjedi Posts: 24 Member
    From what I've ready, you can't really target weight loss to a specific area but you can tone an area so that as you continue to loose weight, the muscle underneath shows. It takes burning 3,500 more calories than what you consume to loose 1 pound of fat. So if you want to loose a pound a week, try to adjust your calories where you take in 3,500 calories less than what you need for the given week. Just remember your body needs x amount of calories to function so it's a delicate balance. MFP provides great tools to help you calculate this for you. Of course everyone is different but as you continue to keep track of calories consumed vs burned, you'll start to find that balance.

    Try not to concentrate on one section. Just burn more calories than what you consume, exercise, and it will all come together.
  • CyclingDiva
    CyclingDiva Posts: 492 Member
    Diet, diet, diet and exercise. Combination of cardio and toning exercises both!
  • jennybenny76
    jennybenny76 Posts: 14 Member
    hey lady someone just posted this website and they have "sectional" exercises... http://www.exrx.net/Lists/WtFemale.html May help, may not, but worth a shot!!!
  • jennybenny76
    jennybenny76 Posts: 14 Member
    thank you so much... I have been trying to do abs everyday! I will definitely try what you suggested!!
  • jennybenny76
    jennybenny76 Posts: 14 Member
    I thank you all for your responses...
  • kneeki
    kneeki Posts: 347 Member
    Doing 1,000 crunches a day won't get a smaller waist or defined abs.

    Lower your body fat percentage, as stated above. Everything else is hogwash. =]
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