Spare Tyre!!

[hiya_123]

Hi!

I have a spare tyre just under my bust which i can't seen to get rid of, im not over weight (age 19,weigh 9stone 10 and am 5ft5) but i cant seem to get rid of this spare tyre! I also have a bit of a tum!

Any ideas on how to get rid of it?!

[joannie10]

if you are really sure it is there then I would suggest some hoola hooping and sit ups (depends on your preference!) I ask 'are you sure it is really there' because recently a friend showed me her spare tyre - it was only there because she was bending over a bit, it was really to me the skin she needed to be able to stand up! With regards to doing sit ups ensure you are doing them correctly, it was only when i went to a pilates that I learned how to do them correctly.

[hiya_123]

could it be where i used to do regular sit ups and crunches but stopped doing them and it has turned into fat?!?! x

[joannie10]

yes it is probably just needing to be toned up. You mention you 'cant get rid of it' what have you tried now you have stoped doing sit ups?

[hiya_123]

I am trying to loose a bit of weight, (stop eating takeaways and drinking alcohol!) although i do eat quite healthily during the week, weekends are defintely my downfall!

I go to a toning class once a week (which i guess is not enough) and walk for 30minutes at least 3 times a week.

[sharminnnnnn]

You can't really spot train and lose fat, you'd need to do some cardio of you have excess fat.

[joannie10]

i am not in the know enough to disagree with what sharminnnnnnn is saying but i would have thought that even though you are clearly very healthy your tummy needs a little work (especially if you used to exercise this particular area). I am pretty healthy - keep good diet, run at least 3 times a week and do pilates but know that if I dont focus on my tummy a bit that is the area that gets chubby. I do sit ups and 15 mins or so of hoola hooping (which is a laugh) appx 4 times a week - just to keep tum in trim! it is the first place I put any weight on.

[hiya_123]

Thanks Joannie, how many sit ups do you recommend to do?and does this include crunches aswell?im going on holiday in march and want to tone my tum before then! thanks!! xxxxx