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fat over sides
when i wear jeans i have this fat that like hangs over the top of my jeans (some people call it cupcake fat) is there like a certain excersise that will get rid of that over tiem? im willing to try anything, it rly limits what i can wear
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Hi,
The best thing to do if you're worried about personal image is try to dedicate a small amount of time each day (I'll explain how to do this in a tic.), and spend say half an hour building up your fitness.
Fitness, and healthy diet are the two things which get rid of fat and keep it off best.
To keep things short, I'll try to summarise;
To get fit you have to build yourself up slowly. Don't do too much at the start, or you'll screw your body, and feel so bad you'll swear never to exercise again ^.- Build yourself up slowly, and eventually you'll come to this sudden realisation that you never ever could have done the amount of exercise you're doing at the time, 4 months ago.
Specifically, in increasing difficulty order: walking, slow jogging, scissor jumps, star-jumps, squat-jumps, sit-ups, running, stomach braces, crunches, push-ups, sprinting. (start off mixing them all together, say 2 or 3 of each thing at a time, and give yourself a lot of breaks. Then wind the breaks back, and graduate to faster running, and harder exercises. Keep it interesting, and don't overdo it)
Healthy diet - look up the some countries healthy eating guidelines (I hear that Canada's are very good), try to follow them. Fast food doesn't have to be junk-food, but often is. What you put in your mouth is what you have to work off. If you work off less, you gain fat, if you work off more, then your fat is used up. in(eating) -minus- out(effort) = result.
Time:
This is the trickiest thing to organise. Lots of people say they don't have time for regular exercise. I have to say (and this is not an attack directed at you) that it's just crap. When I run out of time, I realise it's because I have done other things with it. I personally am a big time waster. It's a balance between getting what you want done, and relaxing and wasting some time you deserve. Try to think if there are things in your day which can be done faster, re-arranged, or cut out. Exercise is almost a kind of relaxation when you do it properly.
=) Good luck, hope I didn't over-answer!
-K
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Here's the thing about fat: you can't spot treat it. Fat goes where your body wants it to go, regardless of type of exercise. You can firm and tone the muscles in that area all you want, but that won't necessarily get rid of the fat.
That said, a good workout with cardio, strength training, and good stretching will help burn fat everywhere while building lean muscle so you look toned when the fat goes away. Just be sure to work your whole body and get your heart rate up to about 70% of its max. Try this target heart rate calculator to see where you should work to: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
If you take that number and divide it by 6, you can do a 10 second count to see where you are at when you are exercising. Staying in your target range will give you the maximum fat burning potential.
As for working those muscles specifically, try some of these: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Another good way to exercise is with circuit training. This gets cardio and strength training all at once. You can do this at home, as shown here: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) or you can go somewhere like Curves ( [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) ). These work all your muscles and keep your heart rate at an ideal spot, burning fat and building muscle very effectively.
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