How Can I Burn Fat In My Stomach Area? Sit Ups Only Tighten My Muscles!?

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  Raven R
  August 23rd, 2009

  you’re right about the sit-ups.
  Here’s the deal with healthy weight loss, sorry it’s so long, but this really is how your body works
  The Basic premise behind weight loss is calories in verses calories out. So you need to burn more calories than you eat. This is best done with a combination a good balanced meal plan or diet, (what ever you choose to call it) and exercise.
  There are 3 major ways we burn calories during the day:
  1) resting metabolic rate (RMR),
  2) the thermic effect of food (TEF), and
  3) physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE).
  RMR is the number of calories we burn to maintain our vital body processes in a resting state.
  TEF results from eating food, and is the increase in energy expended above your RMR.
  PAEE accounts for the remainder of your daily energy expenditures. Included in PAEE is the energy expended in exercise and the activities of daily living
  To achieve a healthy body weight and optimal body composition, the key is to maximize your metabolism and reduce your caloric intake. To increase your metabolism, you should:
  (1) increase your muscle mass by performing resistance exercise two to three days per week (e.g., working out with elastic bands, weights, stability balls, body bars, etc.);
  (2) work up to at least 200 minutes of aerobic exercise per week (e.g., walking, jogging, bicycling, step aerobics, etc.; and
  (3) eat a low- (but not too low) calorie diet. Eating less than 1,200 calories per day has been shown to decrease your metabolism. Active women should eat about 1,500 calories per day.
  Remember, there is no miracle pill or other “quick-fix” solution for jump-starting a person’s metabolism. One who is willing to make simple lifestyle changes and be consistent in their application will reap the future benefits of a healthy body weight and composition.

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  Koko
  August 23rd, 2009

  The other answers are wrong, crunches will not burn fat, like you already seem to know they just tone and firm the muscles (well done by the way!).
  To lose the excess weight you need cardio and a healthy diet.
  For the cardio power walking, running/jogging, swimming and cycling will get the job done! a (approx 30-60mins 5 times a week). You could also take an exercise class a couple times a week, such as spin or kickboxing(anything that really gets your heart rate going).
  In terms of diet you don’t need to go to extremes, cut out the sugar, switch to brown rice and pasta, reduce your intake of potatoes and bread and and do not fry anything-grill bake boil or steam!

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  Meghbali
  August 23rd, 2009

  one of my friends did crunches and jumping. and it really worked.you can try for it.
  i used AB King Pro. it also worked for me. but i don’t have tighten belly.

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  bonhamfa
  August 23rd, 2009

  well do crunches if you wanna burn the fat. i mean you should just trying dieting a bit to lose it. or you could just get more aerobic exercises

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