How can I reduce my belly fat and get toned abs without doing crunches?

[Anonymous]

Okay i am a pretty small girl with 5'2'' and 114 pounds.. I am in general fit but i have a huge belly that is really lose and look like i am pregnant and i am fed up with it. I can't crunch cuz it prevents me from doing it and i want it to get rid of it due to diabetes issue in my family tree. Give me suggestions on exercises and healthy diet for reducing belly fat and getting thinner waist pls..

[Hellohowdy123]

Check this I recommend street workout. It's much healthier + it's better to be outside in nature etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dWv0M1nNg

[BertMacklinFBI]

HIIT up hill sprints. you'll get exactly what you're looking for.

[Asker]

I believe i can die after five minutes of hill sprints but i do believe i will build some endurance for that quickly.. I just dont get how i can't have endurance as i run around 5.5 miles to 7.2miles per hour in general.

[BertMacklinFBI]

d00d you can't build endurance off HIIT which is acronym for High Intensity Interval Training, okay you know what I lied, you can build endurance, BUT BARELY. when you're performing HIIT, you're constantly working at your body's near maximum potential, about 99% of your body's total output. so you can never build endurance properly, in the term you speak of, because if you do build endurance its not going to deter the fact that you're still performing at 99% of your maximum performance. so every workout is always going to be a challenging workout with HIIT. and your core is constantly engaged in up hill sprints, meaning abs will form as fat burns, because after HIIT, your metabolism will be like a furnace and can burn for the next 24-48 hours. that's a lot of calories being burned. your 5-7 miles will not contribute to your 7 laps of HIIT up hill sprints, if it's easy, then you're not doing it right.

[Anonymous]

You GOTTA build muscle there somehow. Maybe not crunches, but planks are good as well as squats and deadlifts (they use your core for balance)

[Asker]

Thanks dear. I checked planks much easier and u need total control of your body instead of suffering with neck and back ache as i do always in crunches. I ll do ten min abs aprkout each day with ur suggestion!

[CourtJester]

Cut down carbs to 100g/day (eat plenty of veggies), be in a caloric deficit, and be more active overall (weight training with cardio preferred).

[Asker]

Oh i cut down carbs and trying to choose a protein shake. Any suggestions you can give?

[CasaNorba]

by reducing fat, period.

there is really no such thing as "targeting" fat loss

[Asker]

I am tracking what i eat and reduced my daily fat intake half of the suggested one with reduced calories but i dont need to lose weight. How can i target fat in my body? Just eat protein?

[CasaNorba]

exactly. and try not to burn everything you have on cardio as your metabolism will burn up your muscle as an energy source rather than your actual bodyfat. if you burn up your muscles you will be bound to either regain all the fat you had before you started training or you are just gonna end up looking like this...

www.all-athletics.com/.../...hova_London2011_0.jpg

[acm13]

Diet. No starches. Easy i have a six pack and havnt done crunches in over a year. Just low sugar intake and extremely low fat and starch
intake.

[Asker]

What is starch exactly? Oh boy i need my daily piece of 88% cocoa chocolate.. is it okay? Or should i suffer?

Also do u know how many months it will take to reduce the measure of my belly by one inch?

[atomique]

Run. Run a lot. Lower carbs. Later crunchs

[Asker]

U ll laugh at me but i run everyday like five miles.. When it gets cold i run in the gym only have rest on saturday.. Still have that belly.. It is maybe my constant alcohol intake when i was junior :(

[atomique]

Excessive alcohol may be the problem. Seeing what it did to my dad's body over the years is one of a number of reasons I don't drink. But seriously for a while try eating mainly veg, fruit and meat.

[Asker]

Oh i stop since two years but that belly stays there

[atomique]

Easier to stop and make changes now than when you're 55. Good luck

[albundyfan]

CARDIOCARDIOCARDIO

[Asker]

I run a lot boy five miles a day and i do use this idiot boring elliptical training every other day but that belly stays there :(((

[albundyfan]

then you're like me. i have to eat an almost vegetarian diet to see any progress. and if you are not an athlete, ditch the carbs

[Asker]

I am trying but getting few carbs is the hardest thing ever hahaha

[albundyfan]

I know right? its so miserable.