Tummy IN !!

[apsk121]

Over the past month I have gained sopme weight due to lack of exercise ... I got back to cycling but my dad says that'll not help me so much to get rid of my bulgy belly (Hey it's just a little, I don;t look fat or anything ! )

So should I take to some other exercise then ?
Ofcourse I'l cycle but this is kinda important

[apsk121]

Anyone ?

[abhi]

Cut down on the beer, and the carbohydrates and do crunches.

I wouldn't want to leave lovely chilled beer just for a flat tummy i guess, hehe

[apsk121]

Cut down on the beer, and the carbohydrates and do crunches.

I wouldn't want to leave lovely chilled beer just for a flat tummy i guess, hehe

Me no drink no beer

[shubho]

a combination of running and cycling works. run/bike for at least an hour everyday.
eat responsibly, avoid junk.
do yoga, thats great too.
best of luck.

[shubho]

crunches are useless. they give shape / definition only if you HAVE a flat stomach in the first place.

[Vibhu]

crunches are useless. they give shape / definition only if you HAVE a flat stomach in the first place.

no man. they do help. but not if you only do crunches. you need to have a full exercise regime. Just can't loose the 'pot-belly' by working on that alone.

Best recourse for a lazy fellow (like me - who does not like to jog), is cycling. Make sure that you cycle a min of 10kms a day. Before you start cycling do some warm-ups .. my sugg for beginners :
10 toe touches
10 pushups
10 stomach crunches
10 situps (utthak baithak)

increase by 2 everyday, till you reach your max capacity. Say 20pushups is max for pushups. Spend a week at that level before trying again an increase of 2.

what I want to stress here is that just one activity will not help. you need to have a balanced set of activities.

[madhu]

spot reduction dont work. its the whole body fat thats gotta be burned off. dont diet, eat sensibly. high carbo fer energy and high protein fer muscl. muscles burns calories fast. even after u finish u r workout.just keep off the deep fried stuff, switch to skimmed milk etc. and do crunches . best toburn fat is onan empty stomasch in the morining as blod sugar is lowest after nights sleep.(absolutely empty, not even that wake up cofee)dont expect results in 20days. forget bout results and just kep at woirkin out religiously.consistency is the key!

[RNair]

I agree with Madhu with the first part of his message where he talks about spot reduction etc. The best way to lose weight is to indulge in aerobic activities, be it simply walking, running or cycling. Most people put a lot of emphasise on fitness training but neglect their diet. It is really 50-50%

You wont lose that bulge doing crunches, it is basically made up of fat and it has to be burned! Crunches can burn you 100 calories while an hour on the bike can burn upto 800cal/hr or more. So figure out.

Now here is where I respectfully disagree with Madhu, Breakfast is the most important diet of the day. Have a healthy breakfast, a good lunch a light dinner. I could go in details if you want me to. But please don't skip that breakfast. And yes cut on those beers:-) tough choice ahh?

[Prasant Mohanty]

Apart from the fitness regime recommended by so many people here, I suggest one planned execution of a bicycle ride once every weekend. Intention should be to cover at least 50K at a consistent cadence. Start at a brisk pace but then once you get into the rhythm maintain the cadence. This if followed for a months time will be of great value to the efforts undertaken throughout the weekdays. Carry plenty of fluids to compensate the loss.

[balu]

Just a minute - if you are looking at fat burning exercises, you need to do low intensity w/o for protracted periods of time.
Brisk pace will end up using stored glycogen in your muscles (that might last for upto 2 hrs) and when this happens, fat does not get used as an energy store and once the ride is done, you feel depleted and end up consuming excess carbs to increase back the level of glycogen.

So an ideal regime for fat burning is to ride at a low intensity (could be high cadence but must be well within your lower aerobic range) for more than 2 hours on an empty stomach but with enough salts and water to avoid dehydration...

Btw this thread was started a few years back...!

Balu

[Prasant Mohanty]

Hey Balu !
Point made ... Great ...
BTW even I didnt notice that this thread was started that early !!
Well the passer-by's will benefit from it surely...

[RNair]

Hey Balu !
Point made ... Great ...
BTW even I didnt notice that this thread was started that early !!
Well the passer-by's will benefit from it surely...

But any in case I would strongly suggest that one see a health specialist before indulging in any physical activities for weight loss. I would get worried if I see a non fit person attempting to get on a bike and ride 50km on a weekend to shed weight. I over the winter always put on a few extra kilos( which is good as the muscles get a chance to grow and rest) and over the training season lose about 4-5 kilos.

Yes it is indeed a older thread but I guess the subject matter is still relevant and some people may benefit.
hahaha hey how come i woke up this morning to become a "sunday morning rider"?.......

[pranavnegandhi]

There's a lot of debate about this in several different fitness forums. The problem is, nobody's body is exactly the same so you need to experiment a bit.

Some people swear by LSD (that's long, steady distance, not lysergic acid diethylamide) while others recommend burst training (pushing yourself to the max for a few minutes then slowing down again). You can read up a lot about this online, then try both for a few weeks to see which one works.

If you are looking at having a completely lean-and-mean look with extremely well defined (not necessarily large) muscles and no fat at all, then weight training is an absolute must. Weights are not just for putting on muscle but also for burning fat, and which is more, the workout that you did in the morning keeps you burning fat throughout the day.

I highly recommend reading articles at bodybuilding.com for more insights into weight loss.

Regards,
Pranav

[RNair]

My last post on this thread was in march and now as I write in May I have lost nearly 4 Kilos! I started biking 4 years ago and I weighed 78 kilos, today I weigh 68! I have come to realise that whatever kind of exercise you decide to do, you need to really watch what you eat. I spend a lot of time evaluating my diet and makes sure that instead of just eating anything that comes my way, I eat food that contains enough carbs, proteins, and vitamins for my daily consumption. No more fat foods and oil and butter and all those greasy stuff!

[pranavnegandhi]

Absolutely right about that RNair. It's no use pumping weights in the gym and following it up with a greasy double-cheese burger.

Diet and exercise, both must go hand in hand.

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