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No Situps Do not Get rid of big Stomach .. lol
Situps will only give you stomach muscles, there is no such thing as Spot reduction of fat. i.e. if you train one body part the fat will go away. This is a myth..
You have big stomach (tummy) because you have excess fat. You are eating (and therefore taking in more energy) than you are expending i.e through excercise. - So if you eat more than you burn in excercise or work, your body will store it as fat.
It will be stored on your tummy, on your hips, your buttocks, your arms, your neck etc..... when you excercise your body does not look where it gets rid of the fat, it burns fat from
anywhere in your body to make
energy.
To get rid of fat you must be expending MORE energy than you are taking in. This is based on the calorific content of your food vs the calories you are burning.
To get rid of fat you must Eat Healthy, i.e. low fat/ Low carbohydrate foods... i.e. green salads, tuna, chicken, lamb etc. remember to remove all the fat from the meat before you cook!!
No Chips, No Fast food takeaways, Reduce the amount of bread/cake/pitta/ naan etc and salt... reduce amount of sugary foods. Do not drink cococola etc.
What you must do is have a good diet, this means not eating fatty foods, not eating salty or sugary foods, not eating foods with a lot of carbohydrates, some of these foods produce extra glycogen and these are called foods with high glycemic index (GI)
http://www.glycemicindex.com/
Also, it is important to eat at proper times and maintaining active lifestyle. So dont eat too late, and dont eat meals that are big.. i.e. eating 2 big meals a day. -- The best way to eat would be 5 or 6x small meals.. spaced out, as this makes your metabolism more active. Although, I guess the latter is difficult.
You got to do running, excercise like that.
Drinking hot water will do nothing either, but it is good to drink water around 5-6 cups a day. inshaallah. PLus this fills your stomach so you do not eat as much. Avoid just taking snack when you are hungry.
I used to train a lot back when I was really into martial arts. So I can give you some handy tips how to reduce weight. It is easy, just you have to be determined and change your Lifestyle / routines. -- This is the only thing!!
It is very important for Muslims to look after themselves and be fit and healthy.
What I do is run for 3x a week and other days I also Skip rope for 20 mins. I do weights and plyometrics (body weight excercises, pressups, situps, crunches, squats) on the other 3 days as well as sparring and martial arts. You can do this all at home it is not too hard. If you incorporate weight training and other muscle building excercises this makes burning fat easier.
What one person thinks is easy another might find difficult. So, there is no
easy option. It is all in the mind, and it is upto you to help yourself.
-- The best excercise for reducing fat quickly is called HIIT. THat stands for High Intensity Interval Training........ My advice would be to only do this after a few weeks of excercise as it can be bit too much for someone who has not done excercise for some time. HIIT is something used by elite athletes, boxers and others. It is best way to remove fat.
I will give two examples of HIIT. 1. is running, 2. is skipping (these are the only two aerobic excercises I do.. ) Aerobic basically means using oxygen. When you feel out of breath, such as running, you are doing aerobic excercise. Anaerobic means you use no oxygen, such as when you lift a weight.
First thing you got to know is your
heart. When you run your heart works faster by pumping oxygenated blood to your muscles. You burn fat more effectively if your heart is running at higher intensity. Most people in Gyms and clubs etc will tell you to run at around 55% intensity. This means that you are doing excercise which is hard, but you can still talk and it is not too difficult. They will say you keep doing this for 40 minutes or something. That is fine, but it is not the best way to get rid of fat.
HIIT you
1. Running,
If you alternate between high intensity, i.e. 75% - 90% of how much you can do (running fast) and low intensity i.e. (
walking fast), for 20 mins you can get rid of a lot of fat, plus increase your fitness levels for both your heart and your muscles.
First stretch all your muscles and warm up.
here is a good 25 minute routine:
1-3 minutes slow jog,
then for 30 seconds do a fast run, then do a jog for 30 seconds, Repeat for 20 minutes..
then spend rest of the time jogging and cooling down, stretching..
That is HIIT, where you mix high intensity with low.
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You can do the same with a Skipping rope.
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So, Main thing:
Excercise good and eat good healthy food!!
Situps are good for your stomach muscles, but these will not remove fat. They will build Abdominal Muscles. And you wont be able to see them until you get rid of the fat, you have to remove fat so your body only has at least 10% fat.
wasalam.
and a clean diet