can't hurt!Are crunches used to get ride of fat?
Abs
that builds muscle for your stomach you need cardio to loose fat
umm...what is a 'crunche' ?? never heard of that!
Crunches are good for building muscle. To get rid of fat you need to burn the fat off by doing cardio.
No, this is a common misconception. All crunches will do is held define and strengthen your stomach muscles. You CANNOT burn fat in one specific place with any exercise.
In order to burn fat you need to do some cardio exercise i.e swimming and jogging, kick boxing is great and burn more calories then you take in per day. It is as simple as that.
It is a myth that you can burn fat with crunches although you will burn some calories which will remove fat from your WHOLE body. But high intensity cardio is better.
They're used to tone muscles.
Nope. Only cardiovascular exercise will burn fat. Crunches, when done correctly, will firm and tone muscles, but only a good cardio workout will burn fat.
No.
Fat loss is achieved through calorie deficiency.
Even cardio isn't effective unless your total energy expended exceeds the energy you consume.
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no crunches tone %26amp; define your abs. if you want to lose fat you need to do a cardio work out like aerobics or something.
if you want to lose weight %26amp; tone at the same time i would recommend a class called body pump - this uses weights to tone you up %26amp; burn lots of calories (www.lesmills.com) - give your local gym a call to see if they run it. i did this class twice a week %26amp; could see big difference fast!!
bad idea the muscle will push the fat to the front and you will have a larger lump. Change your diet, plenty of water and try running/swimming more.
The more you work muscles the bigger they may get.
Fat is carbohydrate, muscle is protein, cannot turn one into the other.
Cardio to lose fat combined with sensible eating.
No they are not used to burn fat, they are used to tone your abdominal muscles. If you just to crunches and you are not doing cardio or eating healthy, crunches can make you look bigger. ( this only applies when you are overweight)
I recently read that they are a very ineffective exercise and you would be better off not wasting your time doing them.
No. You need to burn calories through cardio in order to get rid of fat. Crunches are good for toning your ab muscles, but you won't lose fat doing them.
like any other exercise crunches build muscle and burn calories. they will make your stomach look more toned. but once you have fat the same number of fat cells stay, they just shrink.
No. Crunches are good for developing abdominal muscles and giving your midsection a more ';pulled in'; look, but all the crunches in the world won't get rid of flab. If you want to lose fat your two best weapons are eating right and exercising.
Here are a few tips:
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it’s just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don’t say you don’t have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you’re worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but don’t do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat.
3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. That’ll really help you “tone up.”
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That’s not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. People who don’t are 450% more likely to be overweight.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you’re constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly C’s (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as they’re low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in “berry” is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day – just don’t overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one “cheat meal” every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don’t gorge yourself. That’ll help keep you from feeling deprived and it’ll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck!
no crunches are used to build muscle. the best way to get rid of fat is to do cardio.
ya but i do them to build my abs and it works so....................
If you really wanna be realistic then you can lose 4-5 lbs a week. Losing 30lbs should take roughly 6weeks. Simply lower your eating intake by 1/3 and eat as soon as you get hungry. This will increase your body's metabolism and help to burn that excess energy instead of storing it as fat.
(Most importantly avoid light snacks in-between meals as this will increase your food intake without you even realising it).
Also some excercise, nothing too drastic. Just 20 situps in the morning, 20 situps at night before bed. 10 pushups morning and night and some extended brisk walks upto 30minutes a day ( a slightly hilly terain is ideal), and a 15min jog only once a week. (and increase the number of walks/situps etc as you get used to them).
Follow this regime and your 30 lbs should drop within 6 weeks. And the best thing of all you really dont have to drastically change your diet or even exert yourself during excercise. And can actully be enjoyable. With this method, your not actually dieting, it;'s more of a lifestyle change.
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