Some exercises to help reduce the waist line.

[Cuddle_Muffin]

I never really cared for my waist at all...but...today I measured myself...something I haven't done in a while.

And I gained 2 inches on my waist...but everything else is the same.

I am pretty big ... 38 28 41 lol...I want to reduce it back to 26...I like having a thinner waist and I wonder if you know any exercises I could do to reduce some inches. I don't know if ab exercise is needed or something I need some help.

[MrInquisitive]

cardio, if your really serious, p90x is great, I dropped 40lbs only doing it half-assed. but woman would probably have more fun doing the "hip hop abs" workout, it teaches you great dance moves and burns lots of calories. most of the dancing exercises targets the abs and waist. I second cooking your own food, don't buy canned food! they are loaded with sodium, which causes bloating, which EXPANDS the waistline, reach for frozen veggies instead and incorporate them with your meals. chicken is great with vegetables. eat eggs to, but don't over do it. id limit myself to 2eggs a day if I was on a steady workout to LOSE weight(can double the eggs to gain muscle so long as you workout accordingly). some say eggs are bad for you because of all the cholesterol, but that is not true so long as you exercise. Eat things that are high in carbs in the morning (this kickstarts your metabolism, and makes it run strong throughout the day) and lean off the carbs at dinner (you become less active and burn less carbs). Drop pop, I haven't had pop in over a year, and I don't miss it at all. the first 3months are the hardest-instead drink lots of water and gatorade/powerade. try not to drink these on days you don't workout, as the electrolyte build up isn't healthy. Also look into grazing, eating 5-6 times a day, but smaller portions. if you don't have the time to graze, I like to have a healthy granola bar (nature valley crunchy bars) and a glass of water 30mins to an hour before I eat dinner. this makes me get full faster when eating dinner so I don't gorge myself...hope this all helps!

[Izzy2102]

I did insanity and p90x and I lost a total of 3 lbs, how could you lose 40 lbs?

I would say some canned food is OK. Like canned tomatoes, it's usually just tomatoes and salt

[MrInquisitive]

Well I was 190lbs at 5'7 so I wasn't very fit. Down to 150 now. I worked a lot this summer baling hay and cutting wood, also a bit of kickboxing so I can't fully credit all 40lbs to p90x, but it seems that Tony Horton really kept me motivated so That's all that matters to me

[MonkE]

Ab exercises would build muscle. Not exactly what you want for a smaller midsection. Diet and cardio is the only way to go about this. Don't hit it all at once though. Start small like just cutting out soda and walking for 15 minutes everyday. If you can do it for two weeks straight than amp things up a little. When it comes to getting in shape it's not easy, there is no shortcut, and it is most definitely worth it :)

[Izzy2102]

You can't spot reduce, you can only spot tone. Losing fat overall would be the best way, but creating lean muscle in that area will also make you seem a bit slimmer there. Try those

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=yENYdGnxmhghttps://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=IKj6yEAW6GIhttps://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=jvDFvTDdSqchttps://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=92fNvByCJlEhttps://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=0Yn-qdODHlMhttps://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=CjNoqmyVYE0

I have the same problem. I'm pretty slim but with little waist definition. My measurments are

36 - 25 - 33. I kinda have big boobs for my figure, but anyways I lost one inch of my waist doing a lot of those exercises in the videos above. I know it's not a lot but it's something

[Cuddle_Muffin]

Omg, Thank you. I love Pilates. I usually dance and do Pilates..but I realized it only gave me muscle and toned me. I never knew they had exercises that targeted the waist...I will do this everyday now.

[Izzy2102]

ya that channel really is amazing overall, not just for the waist, but all areas. The first video was by far the most effective waist exercises I could find though. Most of her workouts are pretty hard.

For a smaller waist you want to focus on your transverse abdominals, but don't expect change in just a few weeks, it takes months

[nermalinda]

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=WLzAYtaqME4

At 3:55 on this vid she shows a good exercise you can do. If you do a lot of it like every day, it works really well.

[boomshakalaka]

Sex

Pole Dancing (I'm not even joking, it's a real work out for some women these days)

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Eat right

Jog (don't walk)

Cook your own food ( don't buy from fast food, get a recipe book and cook your own food so you could control the ingredients and it's better for you and your wallet)

[HannahC]

um 26 is really small, and not something you should be aiming for. I'm like that size or bigger and I'm really short and thin : /

[georgelee]

do tredmill evryday...n avoid bakery and oil foods for sumtym...keep smilin evrytym...it makes you healthy...:)

[Anonymous]

Cardio workouts and a low calorie diet will work wonders.

[fashionlover123]

long periods of sexual intercourse

[simples3]

Try not to eat so much?

[Yeahhbro]

sex...lots of sex