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Hi!
I have an 8 month old and I've lost almost all of the weight I'd gained when pregnant, but my stomach is still a little flabby from the whole thing. It looks fine when I'm standing or so, but when I sit it bubbles up and I am starting to get self conscious about it! I have no time or money to join a gym. I actually have a real dislike for gyms and think when I've joined them, I'll work out more for a few months and then completely stop because I get so burnt out. I joined Curves and stuck with it for over a year a while back, but I don't think it's good for this type of real toning. What types of exercises did you do to flatten your belly? |
zumbamama
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| Pilates is great for working the deep abdominal muscles that you don't normally use and I can definitely tell my abs are firmer from it. BUT you have to be careful not to strain your neck and stretch between the exercises. My belly is still a bit flabby, but ALOT less flabby since I took up Pilates, Yoga and Zumba (I gained 60 pounds on my last pregnancy). I have a library of video workouts, take it at my gym and teach classes at a dance studio. If you don't like gyms, I'd check out dance or mind body studios or the library to check out different workouts. |
Anonymous
| Are there any videos that you would recommend? |
zumbamama
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| Yes, the Winsor Pilates videos are the best as most pilates teachers will agree. |
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| Oh and as far as dance workout videos, I have: Crunch Cardio Salsa, World Dance Workout, Samba Party, Madonna Grimes Hip Hop workout, The Method Afro Brazilian Cardio, and of course my all time favorite Zumba 4-pack DVD..but you can only get that one on zumba's website. I used to have a Hula workout, but can't remember what that one is called. |
Anonymous
| Also, if you have On Demand on your TV there is an exercise channel and there are a bunch of different types of exercises. I've done some, they are ok (I am more of a gym person). some of the "classes" seem to be cut short. Perhaps someone has a suggestion of which are good ones to do. |
Anonymous
| I just tried searching on demand- it's a huge mess to try to find anything- how do you get to exercise channels? thanks.. |
Anonymous
| Definitely pilates. It is by far the best for flattening your stomach as it works the deep muscles and your entire core. Good luck. |
Anonymous
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Lipo-dissolve.
Ha ha. No seriously... at the risk of sounding defeatist, I've been doing Pilates for years, have abs of steel, and I STILL have the flabby tummy pooch from my last pregnancy. I'm really not sure ab workouts fix this for most women. |
zumbamama
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| What is Lipo Dissolve? |
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| It's advertised as a non-surgical tummy tuck that has the added effect of tightening skin. Its a medical procedure that's been used in Europe for a while, but is fairly new here. (Basically its a series of injections into fatty areas that causes fat cells to burst and the water to be reabsorbed by the body). I have heard good things about it, but admittedly don't know all the facts... I just keep hearing the advertisements on the radio! |