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Best excercises for postpardom

srxpwqv4m6 Posts: 15 Joined: 2007/08/20	2007/08/21, 01:08 PM I want to know if there are any tried and true excercises that any of you moms out there have done that really improve your problem areas...belly, hips, back, breasts, etc. -------------- mommyof2
slorbets Posts: 205 Joined: 2006/04/07	2007/08/21, 03:28 PM you cannot spot reduce. Cardio, weightlifting and a clean diet is the only way to get your body back in shape.
srxpwqv4m6 Posts: 15 Joined: 2007/08/20	2007/08/21, 11:21 PM ok, so my message just got lost and it was long...I'll start over... I understand that you need to be committed and active on all levels of fitness and nutrition to see results, and I am. What I was wondering was if there were certain excercises that should be done differently in order to affect a post baby body. For instance: I did old fashioned on the floor crunches, 4 sets, 20,15,12,10. I didn't really feel my abs contracting that hard and no pain from doing them the next day. So in this instance are cruches using a ball more effective, or a crunching machine... that was what I was trying to ask.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/08/22, 12:55 PM If you're finding your cruches too easy, then add some resistance. You can achieve this by holding some weight, doing them on a ball, doing them on a decline bench. You should also try doing a variety of ab work such as twist crunches, reverse crunches etc. Slorbets is absolutely right though, you have far more success if you encorporate a full body weightlifting routine with cardio and proper diet. Your ab work would just be part of the workout routine. -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. -------------- The harder you fall, the higher you bounce