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Wild1577 asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

What are the best exercises, available in a Gym, to target and tone belly fat as well as the butt?

I'm a single mom, needing some time to myself. My job offers free membership to a gym. I'm not severely overweight, according to some BMI statistics, I should lose 25-30 lbs. Being short, I've always been a bit pudgy, and lately, I've not had too much energy, I eat balanced meals, as often as possible. I know i could do workouts at home, but I thought that I could get some much needed time to myself, as well as do something good for me at the same time. My job, and my home life, are both pretty stressful. I take my family for walks, swimming, and riding bike, as often as possible during the warmer months. Right now however, I hardly have the energy to think about it, and dont want it to get any worse. Can anyone help me & recommend some exercises, available in a gym that would target the belly and butt in particular. Maybe, for the first time in my life, i could feel good in a swimsuit. Right now however, I feel like an ethiopian, pigmy. Please help!!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    cardio, cardio, cardio! will help with the fat.. or weightlifting. it is much more difficult for women, so don't stress if it doesn't come off fast.. it'll take some time.

    also can do crunches for the stomach and squats/yoga/pilates for your butt. more intense the better.

    eat tons of protein.

    good luck!

  • Stimpy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Butt is easy to work by doing exercises for your hamstrings (muscles on the back of your thighs). Gyms usually have a machine where you lay on your stomach, there is a bar behind your heels and you lift it up to your butt. Also, squats are great. You can start doing squats with no weights, hold small hand weights on your shoulders, or go for a barbell with or without plates. Squats were hard on my knees though, I had to wrap my knees in giant elastic straps for support.

    As for the belly, that's a harder area to work. Overall aerobic training will cut down on the fat, but you'll need to do lots of crunches, leg lefts and oblique crunches to tone up the muscles. Gyms usually have machines, but those machines are not as effective as crunches. Some gyms have inclined boards for doing crunches (your head goes at the LOWEST part!).

    Some gyms offer aerobic classes and there are classes called something like 'body sculpting" to work on different parts of the body. The instructors should be telling you how to work each part of the body.

    A good gym should also have staff that can show you how to do the exercises you need. And don't forget the "Y". Ours has a great gym, knowledgeable staff,and child care too! Good luck.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    One thing you can try is waking up early in the morning - earlier than you normally would - because this shocks your metabolism into over drive. Then, work on your core by doing things from sit ups to planks. Then, go about your day doing whatever it is that you do, then when you get back home - go for a little jog or run in place or on a treadmill for 30 minutes. Do this everyday or whenever you have time. The core work in the morning will help to build the muscle and the jogging at night will help to burn the fat so you can actually see the muscles(:

  • 1 decade ago

    Target execises do not work. CARDIO is the best answer. Start running, brisk walking, the elliptical machine, take a step or a kickboxing class... Lower your fat intake, switch to fiber rich, healthier foods... For little things you can do outside of the gym, take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk to places if possible, if you must drive - park far away... Envision yourself in your dream bathing suit everytime you want to take the elevator, eat a brownie or a burger, etc. Good luck!

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  • 1 decade ago

    You can't target fat loss in specific areas. Exercising specific areas is only good for gaining muscle in those areas but losing fat does not work the same way. The best way to lose fat is to do mainly cardio several times a week with maybe some strength training tossed in. Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    My opinion is that you don't need to gym for the abs and butt. The best thing I ever did for the butt is lunges. BUT you have to do them correctly or you can hurt your knees. You can find how to do them online. Also crunches are great for abs. I prefer to use a stability ball to do my crunches on though. It hurts me to do the in the floor because my hips feel like their grinding in the floor. I prop on the stability ball and do them that way. Be sure you stretch before and after you exercise though. If you don't, you could hurt yourself. also, stretching keeps you from being quit as sore as you would without it.

  • 1 decade ago

    the simple secret to losing weight is to burn more calories than you eat. you need to do cardio workouts, like a treadmill or bicycle to burn calories. simply toning your muscles but not losing the fat is pointless. for your belly, do a crunch machine or situps on an incline. if you want to tone your belly at home, lay flat on your back on the floor and lift your legs to the cieling without bending your knees. that works great! also, proven the most effective for your tummy are bicycle crunches, but it would be simpler if you looked that up yourself for an explanation :) remember to always mix up your excercises. hope everything works out for you!

    Source(s): i found this site for your butt, and you dont necessarily need to be at the gym, so its great http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/fitness/story.jhtml...
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Music makes you eat more. According to a study by the journal Psychology and also Marketing, soft, classical tunes encourage one to take time over your meal, so you consume more foods. So, switch off – silence will always make you more aware of what you’re putting in your mouth.

  • 1 decade ago

    Cardio and squats! The more you go to the gym the more energy you'll have...Buy the book "The eat clean diet" by Tosca Reno too

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Flutter kicks (hands under lower back, feet 6inches off the floor, alternate kicking your feet up)

    Crunches, both straight up & to the sides.

    Hanging leg raises, (hanging from a pull up bar or elbow hanger, lift legs up to your chest both bent leg & straight leg.)

    As far as your butt, try doing donkey style kicks & side kicks.

    Most importantly, cardio!

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