running?, does it work? Options

[x1_krazie_ladie]

uh...so i heard like running helps u gets abs? i dont know but you see i'm one of those lazy ppl who just spends time on the computer all the time .. and the weather in vancouver is getting really cold...so can any1 have any good but not really hard to do excercises that i can flatten my tummy? my tummy's getting bigger and bigger cuz of the lack of excercise i get and all that junk food i eat ...and it'd be cool if some1 can suggest a way for me to stop eating food other then breakfast lunch afterschool snack and dinner

sorry if there's one like this already

[tequila_sky]

my problem zone is my stomach so I am on a diet which is for pple with my shape. Mainly you get rid of the red meats, fats. Eat lots of fibre- bread (brown one) pasta, etc. Replace meats with tofu and have lots of fruit, veg. The usual. I also think you should do running, or static bike, or jumping rope. (all help tpo get rid of extra fat)(I run in place) If u like you can go to www.self.com they have lots of abs excercises with pics and all. I read its not quantity but quality. Many have told me Pilates worked for them to get a flat belly. ::good luck::

[x1_krazie_ladie]

alrighty...hmm..so crunches are like half sit ups right? but then when i do sit ups my feet/legs move and i have to have some weight on it like i put my feet under my bed...cuz its really low like 5 cm above ground or so? does that affect getting abs? and also isnt crunches only for the upper abs? what about the lower abs?

[CrookedCriticism]

alrighty...hmm..so crunches are like half sit ups right? but then when i do sit ups my feet/legs move and i have to have some weight on it like i put my feet under my bed...cuz its really low like 5 cm above ground or so? does that affect getting abs? and also isnt crunches only for the upper abs? what about the lower abs?

there's no such thing as lower abs. The abs are one muscle and it contracts as a whole.

To get a flat stomach you need to EAT HEALTHY and do some form of cardio at least 3xs a week. You can't spot reduce fat, you have to get rid of it all of your body, so hundreds of crunches a day wont help. Your abs are like any other muscle and need at least 2 days of rest before you work them again.

[demolished]

there's no such thing as lower abs.  The abs are one muscle and it contracts as a whole. 

To get a flat stomach you need to EAT HEALTHY and do some form of cardio at least 3xs a week.  You can't spot reduce fat, you have to get rid of it all of your body, so hundreds of crunches a day wont help.  Your abs are like any other muscle and need at least 2 days of rest before you work them again.

What? There's lower, middle, and upper abs.

[CrookedCriticism]

What? There's lower, middle, and upper abs. 

nope, it's one muscle, you can't stimulate part of a muscle without stimulating the whole thing.