How to tone tummy..(spare tyre!)

[gabyjane]

I am a size 10 and have a nice shape BUT i appear to have gained a slight spare tyre round my waist which is really bugging me! When i war a t-shirt it shows and looks awful.
any specific excercises that will help, thanks.

[Mum of Boys]

Hi

I found that doing sit ups every night helped my spare tyre lots.

If you're like me, I found doing just 10 to start with was hard work :o, but eventually got up to about 50 a night with ease :j.

Sit ups take no time at all to do, but please do them BEFORE having your evening meal.

Hope this helps and good luck.

[ceridwen]

I'm interested in this one too - and note the idea of sit-ups - but its not possible for me (shoulder and neck weakness) - so I'd be glad if anyone has any other ideas please.

[LJW]

Hi I was told by a personal trainer to exercise in the morning before you eat anything, this then burns the fat on your body rather than anything you have eaten. Then don't eat for about an hour after whilst your body burns fat. You don't have to exercise for long just enought to get your heart beating fast which the apparently helps to burn fat!

Hope it works! I just can't seem to get the motivation especially in the morning!!

[Micro]

The most important thing is to remember that we all have excellent 6 packs but they dont all show as most of us disguise them by having a little too much fat in the wrong. Make use you keep up the CV work to get rid of that last little bit - sounds as if you doing well and there's only a bit to go !! Good luck

[Micro]

Hi I was told by a personal trainer to exercise in the morning before you eat anything, this then burns the fat on your body rather than anything you have eaten. Then don't eat for about an hour after whilst your body burns fat. You don't have to exercise for long just enought to get your heart beating fast which the apparently helps to burn fat!

Hope it works! I just can't seem to get the motivation especially in the morning!!

Think your trainer has got that a little wrong. You need to eat a little before you do some work in the gym or you will find that you have so little energy it is pointless ! Also the opposite is true after you train - you must eat within 20mins after you train so your muscles can tone right up

[Birdie85]

I wonder if using something like the lateral thigh trainer (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lateral-Thigh-Trainer-Brenda-DyGraf/dp/B0000DIOA2/ref=sr_1_2?) will be any good to you since you can't do sit-ups. I've not used it but the reviews seem to be good and I've got a few friends who have them and say that they are good. It'll give a decent cardio workout and hopefully trim that spare tyre!

[flugellover]

Hey all - this exercise might be better for people with a neck problem as you rest your head and shoulders on the floor at all times...not sure how good this description will be......here goes nothing!!

It's called the dead bug (by me anyway) because when you do it, you look like a bug on it's back with it's legs in the air ;)

ok

Lie on your back with your arms by your sides and legs outstretched on the floor
bend both hips and knees up so your knees point towards the ceiling. keep your feet on the floor at this point
now lift both feet about 6 inches off the floor
keeping your left leg where it is, slowly straighten your right leg, keeping your foot as close to the ground as you can (but not touching!)
straighten your right leg as far as you can before slowly bending it back up to it's starting position - keeping it about 6 inches off the floor.
repeat with the other legDo about 5 on each leg to start with.
Do it as slowly as you can - like a pilates/yoga type move
Do not let your back arch up off the floor - try sliding your hand in the small of your back to check if the space if too big or too small - your hand should just fit it.
Increase the reps as you feel able
Make it harder by starting with your arms outstretched to the ceiling as well as knees - as you straighten the right leg, bring the right arm down to point towards your toes, raise it again as you raise your knee again, repeat on the left.....

:o phew - hope that makes sense??

enjoy :T

[redsandy101]

I read that hula hooping is a great way to concentrate on the waist, stomach area, its fun, its cheap and can be done in front of the television or out in the sunshine.

[VickyM]

Go to a good pilates class. You'll end up toned all over but you'll also learn, safely, a lot of good exercises to target your 'core abs'.

(A sign of a really good pilates class is that you're convinced you're not doing anything, and then the next day you realise just how hard you've been working!)