Tough task of toning the lower abs

Try yoga - surya namaskar and halasana - if you can do halasana, it really helps lower abs!!! but do it carefully

 

Pman,
I have never crossed the average weight for my height. But out of too much diary content (means, really too much of whole milk, cheese, butter) and all kinds of fatty stuff, I put on a tyre of belly fat. And its so much more difficult to reduce my belly fat. So what I do is cardio for about 30 mins a day - running for about 15 mins, and elliptical for 15 mins. Then I try to do the body boat exercise. Which is lying on your back, lifting both legs to be about 45 degrees to the ground, and lifting the upper back (without lifting the lower back), and stretch hands out to reach for your toes. This exerts a lot of pressure on the lower back! And its doing pretty good! I have been exercising for more than a couple of weeks now, and I see quite some difference. Google up for the posture. Also planks like shiva suggested are good for strengthening your core! Drink lots of luke-warm water too! GL!

 

Hi Pman,

i was silent viewer to this fitness forum and threads. Even I am also facing the same problem i.e tummy!

From last year I totally lost 7kgs total and now my weight is 53kgs and i look ok to my height. But because of tummy i feel little bit guilt to wear tshirts especially! I tried to follow variety pack challenge, but because of some reasons i cannot continue that! I do regular walk daily for 40 minutes and diet is normal.


so thinking to follow this thread!

vijaya

 

i like this thread very much bcos, here people are not talking about finding easy solutions without moving the body.. exercise is the best way to reduce weight.. diet and bla bla bla does not help.. anyhow i alternate between weight training with dumb bells and cardio (skipping and stair climbing).. 2 days weight training and 2 days of cardio.. for other days i do suryanamaskar / belly dancing / streching etc.. i hv been doing for the last 3 weeks.. ( i was doing the same before few years and completely stopped it due to busy schedule.. i lost 10 kgs the healthy way but the long gap took me back to square one).. now i hv resigned and hence hv some time to exercise.. i find alternating between cardio and weight training really helps in reducing tummy.. i hv subscribed to health magazines like prevention and men's health.. they are really good and i keep googling to new moves on the net.. going is good till now.. i hope to keep up the momentum..

 

puni,

this is normal. i find this even in my daughter. you reduce the salt intake, pump in more water and keep exercising.