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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: The CollarMe "Biggest Loser" Gang WANTS YOU!!1! (1/13/2010 7:25:41 AM)
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ORIGINAL: SylvereApLeanan
Ok, I feel stupid, but I have to ask...
Does anyone know a good way to lose inches as opposed to pounds? I only weigh 125 but I need to lose at least 6 inches from my stomach. Ten would be better. (It's that lovely Mommy pouch. [:'(]) Part of my problem is that I can't do regular sit-ups or crunches because of an old injury to my tailbone. I can't put any pressure on it at all. All the work out sites and videos want me to do sit ups, crunches, or some other variation of sitting or laying on my tailbone while lifting my legs and/or upper body. Not. Gonna. Happen.
Suggestions?
Have you considered using an exercise ball? I fractured my tailbone and hip in a motorcycle accident, and, like you, can't put any pressure on my tailbone. I use an inflatable exercise ball (I got mine from Gaiam.com, and got the exercise ball chair as well) and do my crunches, leg lifts, etc., on that. It also allows me a much greater range of motion than doing them flat on the floor does.
That being said, my trainer also recommended swimming and other core-strengthening activities as a way to tone up the belly region. He said that sit-ups and crunches really don't do as much for the belly as people tend to think they do. He has me doing the following exercises to strengthen my core, which he says will tighten the belly and provide good support for the internal organs and spine as well.
1. Walking lunges, 6 steps up, 6 steps back. 2. Floor mountain climbers, 30 seconds. 3. Lunge jumps, 6 reps per side. 4. Floor lying leg thrusts, 12 reps. 5. Squat jumps, 8 reps. 6. Side plank hold, hold for 30 secs. 7. Clapping pushups, 10 reps (I still do these against a wall -- can't do them on the floor yet). 8. Squats, using just your own bodyweight complete 12 reps.
Calla
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