do situps help get rid of fat?
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I don't think it get rid of fat.  It merely strengthens and tones the abs.  This has the potential to give a tight, flattening appearance.  However, to burn fat, it is necessary to also do some cardio (i.e., treadmill or running).  Otherwise, you can have a nice layer of fat over your muscular abs.
174397
You can't focus on just one body area to loose fat from, so you're going to have to loose wieght and do crunches to tone up your abdomen. Don't do sit-ups--those are too stressful to your back. Below is a link that might interest you.
770279
Cardio.  the only way to get rid of a belly is cardio.  You can do all the ab exercises in the world and you'll have a nice six pack covered by fat.  If youre serious, do cardio 30 min a day, six days a week.  If youre not so motivated, make sure it's at least 3 times per week.
389743
I you only do situps (and do them properly) you'll have really great abs under a layer of belly fat.\n\nAs far as fat loss and getting cut goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. In the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a list of great ab exercises:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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Sit-ups will help your muscle tone, but only if you do them right. Most people don't and they end up using thier back muscles instead of their abs. Can you feel the burning in your abs? If so you're probably doing them right. However, muscle tone can't become visible until the layer of fat over the muscles is thinned. If you have a pot belly, you'll probably need to try an over all fatk-busting program to bring tone to your abdominal muscles. Try doing cardio. You don't necessarily need to change your diet, but doing cardio will boost your metabolism and breakdown your fat storages. You'll get results a hundred times faster this way than by doing sit ups alone. \nIf you don't want to do cardio, at least vary your ab exercises. Get one of those videos, you can get them from the library, or do side situps and leg lifts to tone more than one muscle in your abs. \n\nI hope this helps!
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Sit ups and Healthy Diet
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yes because it works your core (abs) but better would be to do planks where you get into the push up position but on your forearms on the ground instead of your hands. You can stay like this for as long as possible. Also doing sit up obviously works your abs but you can try flutter kicks, froggies work very well if you need to know how to do them let me know. Also you will need to do obliques which are on the side or your abs. Those are harder but there are some sit ups you can do to help that. Let me know if you need more info.\n\nit does work your core because you will have to hold your back in a straight line and in order to do that you will need stomach muscles to stay strong to hold you straight. It works your arms predominately though.
1050379
Cardio will help the most, run more worry about sit ups later they burn less fat than sit ups. Alos, you cant burn fat from one area at a time, i.e sit ups does not burn more tummy fat tham any other excercise.
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For fats on the upper area of your belly, regular sit-ups will do.  For fatty areas on the lower portion near the pubis you may do a different type of sit-up.  Sit at the edge of your bed, place your hands behind you for support as you lean back.  Then lift you legs up almost to the level of your body then start to lower them again, but do not rest them on the floor. Ten reps and three sets will do for a start.  Do that everyday and increase if you can tolerate more.  \n\nAlso, another trick that helps to get rid of unwanted bulge on the stomach area is to always contract it, if you can remember, whether you're sitting or standing.  Contracting helps get rid of the fats.  That's what I do, that is why I have no problems in that area.
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you need to decide what you want - effective or easy.  \n\nI hate to tell you but just doing ab exercises are not going to make the fat go away.  You must lose the weight with cardio.  All te crunces, situps, etc will do it build muscle, but you will never see it if there is a layer of fat.
419294
When you do squats and deadlifts it works the whole abdominal area. If you do your situps weighted on a decline that gets the whole area too. Leg lifting exercises are actually for internal hip flexors.
989109
Crunches are great.  So are sit-ups, but cardio will trim the fat.  Try jogging, jumping-jacks, bicycling, dance classes, aerobic classes.  Your diet also depends on it.  \n\nCrunches and sit-ups are good to build the muscle, but if you have fat behind that muscle, it just doesn't make sense.
1036620
Neither.  All those do is help build some muscle up.  But if you have fat in that area, all you will have is muscle that you cant see under the fat.  You have to do cardio to burn fat, because spot training does not work- situps or crunches do not burn fat in just your stomach, the fat comes from all over your body- just like cardio.  Do a lot more running and biking 45-60 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week, that fat on your stomach will then disappear.  Do the crunches or stiups to have a nice looking stomach when the cario has removed the fat :)
651827
You cant burn fat in just one spot.  Exercise and burning more calories then you take in will reduce fat all over.  For toning the stomach...situps.
208302
Fat burning exercises and calorie reduction are key to a slimmer waistline. Crunches tone the midsection, give definition, and aids in burning fat. Sometimes, when the midsection is very flabby the skin just hangs loosely when the weight is lost. Fat burning, calorie reduction, and eating smaller portion at meals are key.
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running, jogging or walking.  these exercises use significant amounts energy, sit ups though they will build muscle in the abdomen, will not necessarily remove the fat, which the body stores for later use. but it does not store solely for use by the abdomen. Accompanying this you must reduce your diet accordingly because if you continue to eat enough to meet your energy needs your body will not use its reserves.
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You are gonna get a ton of ppl saying "do situps", but SIT UPS DONT BURN FAT!!! Only cardio does. So walk, run, jog, bike, swim, etc for at LEAST 30 minutes, 5x a week if not everyday. You cant spot target fat loss, it comes off gradually everywhere.