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Old 09-30-2003, 08:45 PM   #1
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Post Help - Exercises for losing stomach fat!

I don't have a big belly at all, but I do have a little that comes over my jeans at the waist when I bend. It's right around the belly buton area all around my stomach (I guess it's a roll).

Can anyone "prescribe" me any exercises that will take care of this? I know cardio but please be specific in what kind please (jump roping, walking, running, stationary bicycle riding, etc.) I've been doing the "Cardio Sculpt" for the Firm 1 system, will that take care of it in a few weeks?

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Old 10-01-2003, 02:47 AM   #2
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I'd maybe check out either Pilates (they do alot for body sculpting) or just look into doing crunches and sit ups. But I really don't know, I'm pretty overweight with a big belly, so who am i to talk?!
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Old 10-01-2003, 05:56 PM   #3
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I have the same issue, and a personal trainer told me that you can't really pick a spot to lose weight in. You can increase your muscle in any one area, but to lose fat you have to do cardio and wait for that part of your body to go down with the rest of you.

(If anyone has any different answers, I'd love to hear them!)
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Old 10-01-2003, 08:13 PM   #4
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I have a similar problem, worse after C-sections (both vertical and horizontal cuts), so a lot of my muscle has been cut through twice. That leaves me with a lot of scar tissue... which makes the problem worse. I do crunches, regular and oblique, but I don't do a lot of them- I just do them very slowly and controlled, and really work the muscles- I am up to 30 regular crunches and 10 on each side for the obliques. Like I said, not a lot, but they ARE making a difference in how my stomach looks. For the above reasons, I will NEVER have a perfect flat little belly, but the crunches are helping to get me as close as I will ever get. Once I lose my extra fat, it won't look bad at all!
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Old 10-01-2003, 08:17 PM   #5
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Chipmunkis....I know how it feels after children. My stomach looked alright until I had my son. I had a regular delivery, but stretch mark city now lies on my belly and some extra skin. Do you think crunches will help w/the extra skin problem?
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