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i want a perfect body
im not really fat but not exavtly thin either.
lets just say im curvy and have a bit of a flabby stomach.
by the end of the holidays i want to have a perfect body. i'm already on a diet.
what kinda simple excersises can i do though?
just some streching excersises please because there isnt any place for me to run and no jym nearby.
i just want my butt to be more round and my waist should be less flabby.
and i also want my legs to appear long and thin.
im quite short though :S
so yeah i just want nice legs haha
thanks xxx
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there are a few i know of that tone the stomach legs and butt.
1.Lay on your back, hands by your sides. Place your legs 6 in. off the ground. Then bring them 2 your chest, then out straight, then back up 2 your chest but this time extend them toward the ceiling.
2.Just as b4, on your back, legs 6 in. off the ground. Keep your legs sraight & toes pointed. Slowly raise each leg seperatly & lower.
3.Lie on your back. Knees up, feet flat on the floor. Lift your but off the ground & tighten it(squeeze your but cheeks 2gether) remember 2 keep feet & knees together.
4. On your back, knees up hands by your sides. Sit up so your shoulder blades are off the ground. try to reache 2 1 ankle then the other.
5. Lie on your side with your hip off the ground and your forearm holding you up. both sides 30secs. each.
6.Push up postion. except use your forearms.
7. Combine 2 & 5 except put your arms in front of your chest hand forming a diamond then turn side to side.
Do each 30 sec. each every day.
-hope i helped!
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Well, basics of losing weight run through:
1. Get your BMR (how much calories your body burns in a regular day) and subtract 500 from it and consume only that amount of calories per day. But say your BMR is 1200 or something low...don't eat only 700 calories. Eat like 1500 calories and burn off 800 calories (yeah, unrealistic, I know) What I'm trying to say is that you need to achieve the BMR - 500 with a mixture of limiting caloric intake and exercising. Stick strictly to this and you should lose at least a pound per week.
2. Eat right. Try to eat 5 small meals a day 3 hours apart. Focus it mainly on veggies, fruits, whole grains, and lean meats (or if you're a vegetarian, double up on the veggies). Aim for foods low in fat and not too high in carb because every carb that you consume but don't use as energy turns into fat. If you need to snack in between, munch on veggies and/or fruits. Absolutely no junk food or fried foods (pizza, fries, brownies, soda (diet AND regular), juices high in sugar, etc) Stick to water and fat free/low fat milk and/or tea. If you're planning to eat salads, pick a low calorie dressing and put it on the side instead of drenching the lettuce in dressing. Fill up before meals with a broth based soup (which means no broccoli and cheese or cream of (food name) soup) and/or salads because they'll be low in calories yet very filling. If you are going out to eat, order a soup and/or salad as an appetizer or as a meal. If you want to order something else, order from the appetizer menu or the kids' menu if you can.
3. Exercising. You must exercise at least 3 times a week for 30min to 60min. If you want to lose weight and appear thin, you must do cardio/aerobic exercises for at least 30min or longer if you can. You can do all the weight lifting and toning that you want, but if you don't do cardio to burn off the excess fat you don't want, you will get bulks of muscles underneath a layer of fat and they don't look pretty. You don't need a large place to run. You can stand behind your house or on the driveway or just one hard surfaced spot and run in place. Yeah, you'll feel silly but it's exercise. Or do jump roping for 15min straight then rest for 1 min and go do another 15min of jump roping. Or you can buy aerobic dvds and do them in the privacy of your house. But I can't emphasize enough to you that you MUST do something that will burn off those fat cells you don't want and stretching isn't going to cut it.
So, a run through:
-Cut off 500 calories from what your BMR is, and try to do so with a combination of limiting eating and exercising.
-Eat like a total health nut 5 times a day. Avoid eating between the hours of 7am to 7pm, and avoid eating with distractions around you (TV, book, newspaper, etc).
-Aim to lose only one or two pounds per week: the slower you lose it, the longer it will stay off.
-Set small, manageable goals (i.e. 5 pounds by the end of this month)
-DO NOT skip on exercising (stretching doesn't count, although very important). You must do cardio and/or aerobic exercises 3 times a week for at least 30min continually. This will be the only thing that burns off the fat you don't want.
-If you just go straight to toning exercises and/or weight lifting, while it may build muscles which burns more calories than if you don't have muscles, it won't burn off that fat in time and you'll look like a bulky mess.
-Your exercise should look something like this: stretching (warm up), cardio/aerobics, toning/weight lifting, stretching (cool down).
-Go at a slow, steady pace and gradually increase in whatever you're doing and do not skip the before and after stretchings or you'll be sorry the next day when you're too sore to get out of bed.
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You can do crunches/sit ups, leg lifts, push ups. Have you considered trying Tae-Bo or Yoga or Pilates? You can buy a program on DVD and do it right at home.
-Laura. (16-f)
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