Can I get abs just by doing aerobic cardio?

[Anonymous]

can I get abs just by doing aerobic cardio and eating healthy and properly? or do I have to do stomach exercises?

[schlierkampification]

You'll have a flat stomach. Everyone has abs. Not everyone realizes that. Everyone has abdominal muscles, no matter how weak those muscles are. If you have some fat around the mid-section, the fat covers the muscles. As you work away at the fat, the muscles are more visible. However, if you only do cardio and no stomach exercises, your abdominal muscles will be less, as people call them "ripped" or "cut." The more abdominal exercises you do, the more of a "chiseled" look your stomach will have. However, some people think they can reveal their abs simply by doing tons of situps (which are horrible for your lower back) or just a ton of crunches. That's wrong too. You got to incorporate cardio and a healthy diet as well. So far, seems you're on the right track. And curiouschica is right: having a strong core is very important. The core doesn't just apply to the abs. It applies to the abs, lower back, and obliques. If you hate sitting on the floor doing crunches, try planks, here link or if you want a variation of abdominal exercises, here link

Hope those links showed up. I've never put links in an answer before. Good luck!

[ICantStop]

To get abs, you need the base muscle of the abs, which can be attained by working them out. You also need to have a low enough body fat percentage to see the abs because humans have a fat storage area over the stomach, where the abs are located.

[curiouschica]

I think you should do abdominal exercises (back too) because having a strong core is very important! It'll save you a lot of problems later in life!

[urfortunecookie]

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=od0j4aNDGKM

Idk about the rest but just do this once day

[martyfellow]

You can get pretty good abs from cardio, actually, if the aerobic routine includes core muscle work. But if you want super abs, right, you need to do weights, targeted to the abdomen.

[Anonymous]

You can get abs by just doing cardio, but they will be your natural abs unless you do core workouts or specifically target the abs every now and then. Its all about burning fat.

[Anonymous]

You need one more thing: patience.

[Anonymous]

yup...