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Why Am I Still Flabby?
You may be six weeks into your current strength training program and you've lost the weight, but how come you're still feeling flabby? Well, for some reason your weight training is not getting the job done.
One reason you may not be getting as toned as you wish could be because you're not using enough resistance to challenge the muscles and stimulate them to grow -- Developed muscles are what makes us look toned.
Where's the Muscle?
So you've been doing tons of crunches to get rid of your gut, and you feel the difference. But you've got to press through a layer of flab to feel it. What gives?
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You Asked: How to Get Rid of My Ab Flab
Dear Fit,
I'm fairly thin, have muscular thighs from running 20 minutes a few times a week and toned arms from doing yoga, but my belly is pudgy. I heard crunches won't get rid of my gut, but what exercises will?
— Jiggly Middle
We all have areas of our body that hang on to fat, so to hear my suggestions about how to get rid of the extra around your midsection keep reading
Lose Belly Fat With Intervals
While focusing on crunches will definitely strengthen your abs, it unfortunately won't dissolve the tire or muffin top around your waist. To get rid of ab flab, you've got to include gut-wrenching, calorie-burning cardio regularly in your routine. And not just any kind of cardio — you need interval training.
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An early morning run is a wake-up call in more ways than one — Run DMZ
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You Asked: How Do I Strengthen My Abs?
You're asking and I'm answering . . .
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Here's a great yoga pose to work your core — About: Yoga
What's the deal with the home visits on The Biggest Loser — Elastic Waist
Talk about cross training; you need to check out Cross Fit — Mark's Daily Apple
Body checking ain't just for hockey players — The Weighting Game
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Fast and easy salad with apple, pears, and cheddar — YumSugar
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Healing from a relapse of bulimia — Back in Skinny Jeans
Take your arms from flab to fab — Vital Juice Daily
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How and why your body changes when you start running — realbuzz
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I Don't Buy It: Excel Body Gym
With a name like Gadget Universe, this site might not be the most reliable source for exercise equipment. I found this machine that is just over-the-top enough to share. Called the Multi-Core-Flex Excel Body Gym, it promises that for only $69.95 "you’ll be able to get 6-pack abs while simultaneously getting a back massage."
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