gaining fat after abs workouts?
i am a 12 year old girl, i have been doing abb workouts for a few weeks. I read that abs r 30 percent exercise and 70 percent diet. So i have also been eating healthier. For breakfast I have a waffle or 2, or a special k bar. For lunch i have 2 slices of turkey on whole grain bread. For a snack i have lowfat frozen yogurt with some chocolate syrup, (only a little), and i eat my dinner. So why am i gaining fat on my stomach. I really don’t think it is muscle because muscle is hard, and this is soft.
When i say ab workouts, i mean 100 crunches a day, yoga, and leg lifts.
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Ok, ONE, you aren’t eating enough food. Like, at all! I mean, a sandwich for lunch?
But, ab workouts doesn’t burn fat at ALL! You would have to do 100 crunches everyday for SEVEN YEARS to just lose ONE POUND of fat. So, that’s what cardio is for, because you NEED both!
You are probably gaining muscle, UNDERNEATH the fat, so your tummy is bulging more. So, try doing exercises like swimming, jogging, and try getting to a gym!
A few things that may be the cause:
Some waffles are made with bleached flour and high in some fats and sugar. Try getting one’s made with whole grain flour or have a whole grain toast. You can have a little more for breakfast such as an egg and/or fruit. Yogurt are good, but make sure you don’t eat too much because even though they maybe low fat, they usually contain high amounts of sugar which means more calories which turns into fat if you don’t burn them.
The kinds of exercises you want to do are cardio (aerobic) exercises such as running/jogging, walking, cycling, rope jumping, etc. Noticed I did not list abs exercises such as situps. Spot reduction does not work. You do abs exercises to get tone and definition in the abs, but not for losing the fat in the abs. Also, you need to do the cardio exercises for about 4-5 times each week for at least 20 minutes each time.
BTW: keep the yoga class, it’s good for general health.