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True Or False: Sit-ups Give You A Flat Stomach

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

True Or False: Sit-ups Give You A Flat Stomach!?

The stomach clearly becomes stronger from sit-ups, but it’s stomach fat that affects whether you can flash your “six pack”! You have to combine good nutrition and fat-burning exercise (walking, running, biking, etc.) to reduce “fluff” as I like to call it, and to define the muscles that you worked so hard to get.

Abs are like any other muscle in the body, i.e. they need rest to develop. The smartest way is to focus on your form, mix crunches with ball training and Pilates-type core training, and rest them on alternate days to prevent over-training. See your fluff melt and give way to a six pack – or more importantly: functional, effective, and strong abs!

Ask Tanja: How Can I Lose My Love Handles?

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

TanjaPortrait3Q: Hi, Tanja. I can’t seem to get rid of my love handles and flatten my stomach. What should I do?
– L.

A: Hi L., Love handles are deposits of excess fat, and the best way to battle them is to do fat-burning cardio workouts (have you done my Reebok Bootcamp DVD yet?!) and slowly start excluding processed sugars, grains, and other unnecessary foods from your diet. If you have gone on many yo-yo diets, the love handles and other deposit pockets might be more pronounced and harder to get rid of. DON’T GIVE UP!!! The same goes for excess fat on the stomach but you can also do Pilates exercises for the core and abs! The Pilates Core Challenge DVD with Ana Caban is a good one.

Best,
Tanja

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How Can I Tone My Stomach?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

TanjaPortrait2Q: Hi Tanja, I’m 36 and had a child four years ago. My stomach is less than toned now than two years ago and I’m a thin, petite person. Besides yoga, hiking, and jogging (once a week) and cardio videos, what would you recommend? I am aware that diet has its positive health benefits, too. Thanks.
– Heather

A: Dear Heather, Thank you for your question! Congratulations on being a healthy mom!! For many, there is always a little stretchy skin that remains after having a baby but, that said, everyone is different when it comes to the elasticity of the skin.

I think strength training could be a great new thing for you to explore, and with that a lot of core and abdominal work based on Pilates. In this way you will strengthen the abdominal structures from the inside out, so to speak. Balance Ball ab work is great for that (click the video preview link for my 8 Minute Ball Workout). Also, Ana Caban has great Pilates DVDs through Gaiam!!

Of course, diet as you know is crucial here!! If you want tips on how to recharge and restructure, refer to my 10-Week Transformation here on the blog! It might help you on the way. :)

Best,
Tanja

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