how can i get rid of extra belly fat?

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do exercises crunches

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Unfortunately you cannot spot reduce away excess fat, so you cannot do abdominal exercises to get rid of fat on your belly, or leg exercises to get rid of excess fat on your thighs. Here's how it works. Your body has special cells called adipocytes that store fat, and these cells are located all over your body. The adipocytes and the fat inside them belong to the entire body, and you can't dictate which fat cells you want to reduce. The way to lose the fat is to stimulate all the adipocytes to release the stored fat into the bloodstream so that muscle can use it for energy. When the adipocytes release fat, they shrink and you lose body fat.

Think of the adipocytes like balloons. When you let air out of a balloon it shrinks, and when you let fat out of an adipocyte it shrinks, too. The way to get the adipocytes to release the fat is with exercise. Exercise sends special signals to the adipocytes to release fat, and that's why exercise works to reduce fat, but again, you can't dictate which fat cells you want to reduce. Your body makes that choice and it is genetically determined.

As for exercise, aerobic exercise burns lots of calories and stimulates the adipocytes to release lots of fat so that it can be burned for energy by the muscles. Weightlifting builds lots of muscle, and muscle is important because it is the engine that burns calories and helps maintain your metabolic rate. By doing aerobic exercise and weightlifting, you stand the best chance of reducing fat on your arms, thighs, your love handles, or anywhere else, as well as toning up the muscles underneath the fat. Of course, diet is also critical.

As for exercises to tone up your abdominals, try these. Make sure you stretch your lower back before and after the ab exercises, and be sure to go easy the first few days.

Stretches for the low back:

Knee hugs: lie on back and gently pull knees to chest
Knee drops: lie on your back, feet on floor, knees up, drop both knees to one side, then the other side. You can also cross one leg over so the foot is resting on the other knee. Then gently pull the knee down to the floor with the foot.
Knee crossover: lie on your back, keep both shoulders on the ground, and pull right knee gently across body with left hand so that it approaches the ground, and then repeat other side. If it hurts, don't do it.

A recent study at San Diego State University measured the electrical activity of the abdominal muscles during different abdominal exercises to determine which exercises generated the most muscle activity. The researchers used electromyography (EMG), a sophisticated machine that measures muscle activity. They measured the rectus abdominis (the front of your abs, from the upper to the lower abs), as well as the obliques (the sides). As for differentiating the upper and lowers, it was found that the subjects could not trigger a contraction in one particular part of the abs, but rather that the upper and lower abdominals act as a sheath.

Here are the results and descriptions of the top five. The Captain's Chair is done on a knee-raise stand (the type where you can rest your elbows), and the Hover exercise was not described. Please note that EMG values are listed as a percentage of the activity generated by a traditional crunch. For instance, a Long Arm Crunch yields 19% more activity for the rectus abdominis than the crunch; and a Vertical Leg Crunch yields 116% more activity for the obliques than the crunch.

Activity in Rectus Abdominis
Rank -- Exercise -- Mean % of activity

1 Bicycle maneuver 248
2 Captain's chair 212
3 Exercise ball 139
4 Vertical leg crunch 129
5 Torso track (machine) 127
6 Long arm crunch 119
7 Reverse crunch 109
8 Crunch with heel push 107
9 Ab roller (machine) 105
10 Hover 100
11 Traditional crunch 100
12 Exercise tubing pull 92

Activity in Obliques
Rank -- Exercise -- Mean % of activity

1 Captain's chair 310
2 Bicycle maneuver 290
3 Reverse crunch 240
4 Hover 230
5 Vertical leg crunch 216
6 Exercise ball 147
7 Torso track (machine) 145
8 Crunch with heel push 126
9 Long arm crunch 118
10 Ab roller (machine) 101
11 Traditional crunch 100
12 Exercise tubing pull 77

1. Bicycle Maneuver: Lie flat on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground. Put your hands beside your head. Bring knees up to about 45-degree angle and slowly go through a bicycle pedal motion. Touch your left elbow to your right knee, then your right elbow to your left knee. Keep even, relaxed breathing throughout.

2. Captain's Chair: Stabilize your upper body by gripping the handles and lightly pressing your lower back against the back pad. The starting position begins with you holding your body up with legs dangling below. Now slowly lift your knees in toward your chest. The motion should be controlled and deliberate as you bring the knees up and return them back to the starting position.

3. Crunch on Exercise Ball: Sit on the ball with your feet flat on the floor. Let the ball roll back slowly. Now lie back on the ball until your thighs and torso are parallel with the floor. Cross your arms over your chest and slightly tuck your chin in toward your chest. Contract your abdominals, raising your torso to no more than 45 degrees. For better balance, spread your feet wider apart. To challenge the obliques, make the exercise less stable by moving your feet closer together. Exhale as you contract; inhale as you return to the starting position.

4. Vertical Leg Crunch: Lie flat on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground. Put your hands behind your head for support. Extend your legs straight up in the air, crossed at the ankles with a slight bend in the knee. Contract your abdominal muscles by lifting your torso toward your knees. Make sure to keep your chin off your chest with each contraction. Exhale as you contract upward; inhale as you return to the starting position.

5. Reverse Crunch: Lie flat on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground. Put your hands beside your head or extend them out flat to your sides -- whatever feels most comfortable. Crossing your feet at the ankles, lift your feet off the ground to the point where your knees create a 90-degree angle. Once in this position, press your lower back on the floor as you contract your abdominal muscles. Your hips will slightly rotate and your legs will reach toward the ceiling with each contraction. Exhale as you contract; inhale as you return to the starting position.

Because the hip flexor muscles work during ab exercises (which might take away from the work of the abs), the researchers measured that, too, and found that the Exercise Ball, even though it did not generate the most activity in the rectus abdominis and obliques, did generate significantly less activity in the hip flexor. They reported that because of this, the Exercise Ball may be the best overall ab exercise of the exercises studied

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