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wandering_forever14
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: Flatter stomach and smaller thighs...help? |
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| I have been doing 20 crunches every day. Will that help me get a flatter stomach? What else can I do to get a flatter stomach. Also I have small calves but my thighs are big. Is ther any exercises I can do to get them smaller? I am 14, about 5'4". I really don't eat properly...like a lot of chocolate...but I am still in pretty good shape. Is there a way to get motivated so I can run on the treadmill? I am pretty active to. |
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Angie S
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Doing crunches Will help with the stomach as for thighs it could be genetics. For the thighs I suggest a stair stepper, which works wonders. Try to cut down on the chocolates, and eat more fruit and veggies, and drink plenty of water. |
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teriyaki_happiness
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're only 14, don't worry about it. Your body is still adjusting to itself and will be changing still into its 20's. I don't think you can really do anything about it right now. Enjoy being you~ I wish I did when I was your age. |
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Adree G
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow!! I thought I was the only one with this problem...(even down to the eating chocolate and my height) I also do crunches...100.I also do a ton of walking...and leg exercising... I know for a fact that I am smaller than I used to be. I am eighteen...so 115 instead of 125 for me is good good. Though 108 would be my dream. So hey, if you get a good answer...I want it too!!! :~) Honestly. Just a tip...Exercising is the way to go...But also I stay away from majorly over eating on the carbs...chocolate I'm afraid (dove, and even lent) falls under that category---also, white breads and pastas...skimp on those and you will be surprised at the extra pounds you lose. :~) |
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doppelganger
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm. Well, in college I majored in exercise physiology, and I had a minor in clinical nutrition. So, I can give you an answer from both perspectives. 20 crunches a day won't get you jack.... doesn't burn enough calories. Any fat-burning journey you undertake has to focus on two ideas: reduction energy input and increase energy output. There are a huge number of ways to do it, but the concept is always the same: you have to burn more calories than you consume. From a total-body perspective, a balance of diet and exercise is better than either alone, and exercise alone is probably better than suscribing to some fad diet. Anyways, for your purposes, whatever aerobic activity (treadmill, elliptical machine, rowing maching, etc) you can enjoy the most is probably the one you should try to do. This is simply because you are more likely to do what you like, and less likely to do what you can't stand doing. Focusing on doing crunches (or any of the multiple "abs" strengthening exercises) will build muscle bulk and give you better "definition" like a six-pack, but if you are trying to get rid of a spare tire (sorry about the words), you should rather focus on fat-burning intstead of muscle-building. For motivation, tell yourself you can't have a chocolate bar until you spend a half-hour on the treadmill. |
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YilianaWCH
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| well 20 crunches are very little but i think quality over quantity if you're doing them right then cool for example i used to do 200 crunches but it didnt work i guess i wasnt doing them right i started cuting them down cause i got lazier xD and somehow i got to doing only 80 crunches and 25 reverse crunches.. ok enough about meyou should try doing whatever you can try doing them right find tutorials on youtube there are a lot on how to do crunches right if you cant do a lot then dont as time passes by and you get use to having work out on your life then you might want to adding more oh well now i think the best of the best is dancing!!! is fun and it works try learning belly dance is so much fun and it works great!!! for the stomac and the tighs |
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Steve Saunders
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Variety of exercise is the key I have found. For example..an exercise called Mountain Climbers. Its from a workout that also contains a section for females which is excellent.Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup positionand then shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees aremoving in under your chest and then back out to startingposition. It sort of resembles climbing a mountain but flat onthe floor. If you want an advanced version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward inaddition to the leg movements. This really makes it a fullbody exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain climbers.After finishing each exercise, rest about 30 seconds beforestarting the next exercise. Rest about 1-2 minutes aftercompleting each "tri-set" before repeating.This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever hadwithout even doing any direct ab exercises. You'll see what Imean after you try it!Once you get away from the myth that a 1000 crunches and 500 situps a day is all you need to do for great abs, then amazing results can be seen.There is a completely free 65 page ebook about exercise, nutrition, abs and stomaches in particular at http://www.projext.co.uk that you can download (no catch!) and it is excellent.It helped me greatly. |
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