Do sit ups help you to lose weight?

Answer 1

No, hardly at all. Cardio exercise is needed for weight loss. Cardio exercise if the very best fat burning exercise. See the page links further down this page, listed under Related Questions, for more information about how do do cardio exercise for weight loss.
Yes, if you do enough. Anything to help speed up your Metabolism will help you loose weight, but I would start with cardio and loose some fat before working on your abs.
No but it strengths your stomach muscles which will help hold your stomach fat.

Answer 2

If you are expecting to lose fat from belly then this is not the option.

This exercise basically strengthens your core and helps you build s powerful abs muscle. It improves your posture and your overall strength output.

Why not flat stomach and belly fat loss?

Spot reduction of fat is not possible and you can do only whole body fat loss and in that you will lose fat from abdomen also.

Answer 3

Attempting to reduce fat in just one part of your body at a time is likely to be disappointing.

Fat reduction works like this: When you try to lose fat, the reduction occurs all throughout your body. Unlike muscle-building, it cannot be specifically targeted to one region. Also, the reduction in fat will not be quickly apparent because it will not be focused on only one spot on your body. So it's helpful to have a "slowly but surely" attitude.

Note that exercises mostly serve to tone the muscle underneath the fat. But if you want to slim down, the fat has to be burned off. For that, the main thing is to ditch the junk food and the sweetened drinks. Exercise alone might not be sufficient.

Here's a program for the period in which you want to lose weight:

Plenty of moderate aerobic exercise, no sweetened liquids at all, and no junk food at all. Preferably no sugar, and as little added salt and processed foods as possible. Eat 3 not-large meals/day; do not skip breakfast; and avoid snacks. Limit your calories (better to consult a doctor or nutritionist concerning the amount), and weigh yourself 2-3 times/week. Ignore the sensation of hunger. If you see your weight diminishing at a safe, reasonable rate (1-2 pounds/week), keep it up.

Once you've reached your target weight, increase your calorie intake somewhat. And you can then have small amounts of sweetened foods or junk food on occasion (if at all), along with your regular foods (not instead of them). But keep checking your weight 2-3 times/week.

Avoid crash diets, diet pills etc. Avoid fatty cuts of meat. Walk as much as possible. Bicycling and swimming are good too.

More guidelines:

Don't concentrate on specific foods so much as on a balanced, healthy diet plus exercise. Plenty of moderate exercise rather than intense exercise, which can damage your joints.

Good nutrition means eating what your body needs, while ingesting as few harmful things as possible. It has also been described as getting enough of each of the major food categories (grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, etc.; plus plenty of water).

This will vary somewhat from one person to another; and I don't believe that there's any universal diet that can be prescribed for everyone. Avoid best-sellers with their perennial fad diets. And think twice before using any dietary supplements or weight-loss pills.

In general, one's starting point can be a menu of whole grains, whole-wheat bread, a good amount of vegetables, some fruits and nuts, fish, lean meats (in not-large amounts), and some dairy. However, this must be tweaked according to one's health, weight and other factors at the outset; and also adjusted over time, as one sees what works for him/her in particular.

Answer 4

yes any type of ab workout will help you lose weight the most. running at a 7 minute mile pace you will only burn 100 calories. The key to losing weight is more than anything abs and lots of it. The reason being because most of the fat being lost is actually in the recovery process so if your sore the next day its working.

quick other tip: your going to want to overeat with healthy food with plenty of good fats from things such as olive oil, fish and, nuts to speed up your metabolism. If you starve yourself your body will just store fat and slow your metabolism. Or you will find the plan to not be worth it and you will go back to your old diet.

Answer 5

they help burn fat in your tummy.....best before sleep

Answer 6

Strengthen your abs. Exercise is good when pregnant.

Answer 7

No. Aerobic (cardio) exercise burns fat. You can do thousands of sit-ups and you'll just have stronger abdominal muscles underneath a layer of fat.

Answer 8

Strengthen your core

Answer 9

Abdominals or abs