Question about diet and fitness!
Question: Question about diet and fitness
I am 16 years old, 5'6" and 155 pounds!. I am going to start exercising more and eating better!.
Items at my disposal:
30lb dumbbell set
250 yard driveway to run up and down
treadmill
mini stepping thing
plenty of room for indoor or outdoor exercises
So here is what I want, I want to lose my excess stomach fat and replace it with abs and pecs, build up my arms, and establish a healthier lifestyle!. Don't have the time to join a gym!. So, here was what I was thinking:
20-30 minutes of running or walking (or a combo of both)
10-15 minutes of some form of ab workout (I read that the bicycle is the most efficient)
10-15 minutes of arm workouts
If you have any suggestions on the workout portion, let me know!. I don't really know what I'm doing as far as this whole thing goes!. When do you think the soonest I would see a flatter stomach/abs showing up!? I don't really have a deadline, but as soon as possible without going workout crazy would be nice!.
As for the diet, I already drink a descent amount of water, but I could be drinking more!. So I plan on replacing all unhealthy drinks with water!. What would be good for a food plan!? I do not like seafood, so fish is not an option!.
Thanks for all of your help!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Items at my disposal:
30lb dumbbell set
250 yard driveway to run up and down
treadmill
mini stepping thing
plenty of room for indoor or outdoor exercises
So here is what I want, I want to lose my excess stomach fat and replace it with abs and pecs, build up my arms, and establish a healthier lifestyle!. Don't have the time to join a gym!. So, here was what I was thinking:
20-30 minutes of running or walking (or a combo of both)
10-15 minutes of some form of ab workout (I read that the bicycle is the most efficient)
10-15 minutes of arm workouts
If you have any suggestions on the workout portion, let me know!. I don't really know what I'm doing as far as this whole thing goes!. When do you think the soonest I would see a flatter stomach/abs showing up!? I don't really have a deadline, but as soon as possible without going workout crazy would be nice!.
As for the diet, I already drink a descent amount of water, but I could be drinking more!. So I plan on replacing all unhealthy drinks with water!. What would be good for a food plan!? I do not like seafood, so fish is not an option!.
Thanks for all of your help!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
First, congrats on wanting to get yourself in better shape!.
You can do what you want with the dumbbells, but the one exercise I strongly recommend to build up your legs and drop excess fat is sprinting!. Specifically, as part of an interval workout!.
Almost any exercise, when done intensely enough, will burn fat!. But one of the most recommended by professionals is something called interval training!.
Its basically short periods of intensity mixed with short periods of rest!. What this does is essentially smack your metabolism in the face to wake it up and force it to burn fat!. Here's a perfect example that worked for me and that you can do in your long driveway:
1 minute - jog (warm up)
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
1 minute - jog (cool down)
This entire workout lasts less than 6 minutes but will absolutely kick your butt!. When you sprint, go 100 percent full speed!. At the end, you can jog for longer if you'd like until your heart rate calms down a little!.
Do this everyday for a week and I will bet you anything you'll notice a difference!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can do what you want with the dumbbells, but the one exercise I strongly recommend to build up your legs and drop excess fat is sprinting!. Specifically, as part of an interval workout!.
Almost any exercise, when done intensely enough, will burn fat!. But one of the most recommended by professionals is something called interval training!.
Its basically short periods of intensity mixed with short periods of rest!. What this does is essentially smack your metabolism in the face to wake it up and force it to burn fat!. Here's a perfect example that worked for me and that you can do in your long driveway:
1 minute - jog (warm up)
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
1 minute - jog (cool down)
This entire workout lasts less than 6 minutes but will absolutely kick your butt!. When you sprint, go 100 percent full speed!. At the end, you can jog for longer if you'd like until your heart rate calms down a little!.
Do this everyday for a week and I will bet you anything you'll notice a difference!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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good ideas! if you havent already join football/ wrestling!. those are great sports that can be fun, too! eat lots of fibery foods instead of, well, un-fibery foods!. ; D definitally use all of your exercise equippment to your advantage! good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Just remember there is no way to 'spot reduce' so as far as losing your gut goes!.!.!. you're going to have to burn more calories than you eat, period!. You don't "replace fat" with "abs"!. You reduce your body fat by losing weight systemically, and then of course you can develop groups of muscles like your abs!. I disagree on the bike idea for your abs!.!.!. riding a bike is actually not that great for abs (although it is good aerobic exercise if you pedal consistently and don't coast)!.!.!. for abs you're going to need good old crunches, sit-ups, and other targeted ab exercises!. You can duplicate the ab machine at the gym by using your 30 lb dumbells to add upper body weight as you do crunches and sit-ups!. In terms of "how fast" - that depends how out-of-shape you are now!. If you have 6 inches of blubber to lose around your waist it's going to take longer than if you're just a little 'soft'!. The main thing - get started and be consistent!.!.!. change up the routine if you plateau!.!.!. and make it a lifestyle/habit!. You'll get there ! I've lost 4 inches around my waist in one year by just eating a little less (mostly cutting out junk food) and doing a little more!. Good luck!.
PS - don't get sucked into any of the fad gadgets or ideas you see on infomercials!. You don't need any of that stuff and most of it is a waste of money anyway!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
PS - don't get sucked into any of the fad gadgets or ideas you see on infomercials!. You don't need any of that stuff and most of it is a waste of money anyway!. Www@Answer-Health@Com