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How to do Sit-ups?

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Sit-ups done badly can cause back and neck injuries! Be careful and if you feel something’s not right, stop! To do a sit-up: lay on your back on carpet or a yoga matt, not concrete or wooden floors. Place your hands in a cross formation over your chest, with each fist on the opposite shoulder. Bend you knees so they point to the ceiling, with your feet flat on the floor and shoulder width apart. Wiggle a bit so you are comfortable and your body feels evenly spaced. Fix your eyes on a spot or mark on the ceiling; you must look at this the whole time you do your sit-ups. Slowly but fluidly tryto sit up. Continue until you can feel a slight burn in your abdominals then hold for 3 seconds. Slowly but fluidly return to your starting position. Repeat as many times as you feel you can! Remember these important points: keep you eyes on the same point and don’t move your head; don’t clench your neck as it can spasm easily; you don’t need to sit up fully, just enough so that you feel you abdominals working. And most importantly if something other than your stomach is hurting, stop!

How to moderate fatty foods and drinks?

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:50:20 +0000

In order to get a flat stomach, doing all the above without get a flat stomach won’t get you very far. There are certain foods and drinks that you should eat in moderation. For women it is not as important if you are only concerned about your stomach, because these foods will affect your hips and thighs. For men, however, read closely! Number one: beer? yes guys, I know, but it bloats and the long-term affect is a pot-belly. So if you are serious about a flat stomach, you have to drink beer in moderation. More specifically, once a week. Foods that will counter-act your flat stomach are foods that are high in bad fat: potato chips, pies, most fast food brands, Indian food. Instead of eating these unhealthy foods, think of healthy alternatives. Instead of potato chips you could eat crackers and dip, pies can be replaced with a stew, and ditch the fish and fries and make baked fish with home made oven fries instead. You shouldn’t have to pay anymore to have healthy food, it may just make a little more effort to prepare? but really that just makes it all the more satisfying.