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? asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

i had a good figure but now my belly has started coming out... please help?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You need to target abs by doing sit ups / crunches or other excercises that are meant specifically to target the abdomin. The bicycle crunch excercise is commonly regarded as the best ab workout, but standard situps work great too.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tough question to answer without know all the facts; however, I will try to share what I've learned about getting a bigger "belly."

    Men often get larger stomachs from lack of exercise, over eating, drinking, and getting older. Women also start getting a bit of a protruding stomach as they get older. This is often due to weak stomach muscles after child birth. However, it too, can be caused by a lack of exercise, eating the wrong foods, drinking too much, and aging.

    If your stomach is the only problem area you have and it's more flab than fat, then abdominal exercises will probably help. However, if you notice that your extremities are also getting larger, then it's probably a combination of all the above.

    When we start aging our metabolism doesn't work as well as when we were younger. Also, as we age, we become more idle.

    Try changing your daily routine. Eat less bad food, walk to the store, walk around your neighborhood, and include various forms of exercise that fit with your life style.

    Leg lifts are are a great way to build muscle in your stomach area. Lie on the floor and put your hands under the small of your back (to prevent injury), and then raise your legs about 12 inches from the floor. Hold it for several seconds, then lower your legs. Rest 5-6 seconds and then raise them to 18 inches and do the same thing.

    You can also opt to place a very small pillow under the small of your back and while you're holding your legs up, you can take your hands, formed into fists, and gently beat on your stomach with the butt of your fists.

    The above method is what I did in the Navy many years ago. It hurt alot, but it worked wonders.

    Best of Luck.

    Taeri Appa

  • 1 decade ago

    Reduce the usage of Beer.Exercise daily. Doing crunches will reduce your belly and will shape it. There are lot of youtube videos demonstrating exercises meant for 6 packs. Try some of those . Even if you don't get 6 packs your belly will be definitely reduced by practicing such targeted exercises. Good Luck !!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    belly cm out when some food has been stored there in u r stomach . see that what ever u eat get digested and cm out in motion.. if unnecessary fat is stored then drink lot of lot of water and shake the part u want to reduce with hand or by jumping or by doing jogging

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  • 1 decade ago

    Dear I am Vaidya Sumita an ayurvedic and wester MD i have treated many such cases. according to ayurveda its due to indigestion when the food gets acuumulated in the stomach area and stick on each other by layers and in ayurveda we have many good hebs and vata diet which u can get from my website www.aayushanti.com

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Losing fat in one area only is impossible. When you work out, you work on the fat of your entire body. ea:I was in bootcamp and the instructor said that in that class, you'll go from your arm not stopping when waving to nothing TO shake.

    However, crunches will increase muscle UNDER the fat on your stomach...so targeted muscle gain is true, unlike targeted fat loss.

    Just walk and eat right. It's what I do, and I'm as healthy as a horse (or so my doctor says).

  • 1 decade ago

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  • Selin
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    swimming is the best exercise for sexy belly

  • 1 decade ago

    sit ups are always god for your belly.. healthy diet n all that stuff lol.. defo no beer BAD

  • 1 decade ago

    Let me know if you find out the answer to this.

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