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I'm really active, but I weigh 113[5''2]. How can i weight this much when I'm so active?
And, I want to tone my stomach & I do a lot of crunches, but they dont seem to work best for me..any ideas?
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You are at a healthy weight but Muscle is denser than fat, and you can look less than you weigh. I look like 110 and I weigh 130 because I go to the gym and have muscle. Crunches with your feet at a 45 degree angle and a 90 degree angle.
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I'm 5'2" and 115 pounds. It's very healthy and normal. 113 isn't much at all.
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Sounds to me like you have a healthy weight. But the first thing every active person should know, is that you CAN'T rely on your weight to determine if you're healthy or not. Instead of weighing yourself all the time, step off the scale and take a look in the mirror! How do you think you look overall? Try not to look at just certain "bad" parts of your body, look at your body as a WHOLE. Then let yourself decide if you're happy with how you look, DON'T let the scale decide. Also your weight has a lot to do with your height and body frame. Some people are just born with larger body frames, (often called big boned) But it's most definitely NOT a bad thing. Your internal bone structure is not something you can control no matter how much you work out. Your body structure also has a lot to do with how your parents look too, so it can't really be controlled. As for your height, you're not very tall, so you will generally weigh LESS than someone taller than you. 113 is GREAT for your height.
Ab exercises are hard- but try this one: lay on your back and stick your legs straight up in the air. Extend your arms, then sit halfway up, trying to touch your toes. You can also lean your legs against something, like a chair or a couch, and then do this exercise. Also, get some ideas from Seventeen Magazine on ab exercises. Watch this video to learn some: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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To oversimplify, activity is only one of the numbers in weight. [What you eat] - [Activity you do] = Weight. Carbohydrates are the source of a lot of energy, they're one of the foodgroups at the bottom of the 'healthy eating pyramid', so you're apparently meant to eat a lot of them. If you substitute some of your carbohydrate intake to fruit and vegetables (which have more fibre in them), you might find the energy going in will end up less, while you still feel as full. I'm not a dietician by any means, but what you eat matters a lot, and also when (like not eating right before you go to bed).
As for toning your stomach, crunches should be relatively good, but have you ever seen a remotely pudgy person with a toned stomach?
If you're looking for abs(sp?),in general one must become so ridiculously thin before the layer of fat on your stomach disappears that it is almost unhealthy. I am the same height, male, and 55Kg, yet I only have one visibly defined line across my stomach.
Another possibility is the kind of exercise you do. For example, playing tennis for 5 hours will not make you lose as much weight as cycling for perhaps as little as one hour. I've heard walking machines do very well.
Good luck
-K
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Your weight is totally normal to your height according to the BMI Calculator ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location))
It is okay to want to tone your body. It takes awhile for results to show. You need to eat right, and know the right workout methods. I would search around the internet for different kinds of crunches and other tummy exercises. It is a very slow process though, so don't give up!
Best wishes!!
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