Re: ab exercises

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Oh I don't mind clicking and going to a site. I just can't do it when you send me stuff on icq. It freezes my machine. But I don't mind reading it in it's entirety either. I am easy to please, aren't I. But I wish there was a bit more mail here. Hey, where the heck is Kari anyway? KAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII where are you?????????????????????????

-- ab exercises

a, you asked about ab exercises and I just ran accross this...am sending it in its entirety since I know you don't like to click and go to the site:

Excellent Abs by Terry King Q.

I'm a so-so fit person, but I have a belly. Any good techniques to lose this fat?

A.

You can do all the crunches you want, but your belly will still be there if you don't first lose the fat. By the way, it is perfectly natural for women to have a bit of a belly. It is not natural for women to look like Kate Moss or Naomi .

You say you're so-so fit. That leads me to believe that you only have a so-so training program. Are you doing aerobic exercise on a consistent basis? I don't mean three times a week for 30 minutes (the minimum recommendation). I mean five times a week for 45 minutes, sometimes longer. You should also be strength training at least twice a week, selecting exercises that recruit all of your large muscle groups. The aerobic (cardiovascular) activity burns calories while you're performing the exercise; that's why 45 minutes is more effective than 30 minutes. Strength training makes you leaner and helps burn more calories throughout the day.

Doing all this -- and let's not forget about limiting the fat in your diet

-- will reduce the overall amount of fat on your body and in your midsection too. Treat your abdominals (stomach muscles) like any other muscle group and train them just two or three times a week.

But train them hard. Here are five exercises that will help you get the belly of your dreams

1.Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Fold your hands behind your head. Curl your torso forward until you feel the small of your back flatten out on the floor. Keep your elbows back. Use your hands to cradle your head and take strain off of your neck. Do not pull yourself up with your arms. Slowly ease your torso back down to the floor. Exhale on the way up, inhale on the way down. Do 15-25 repetitions.

2.Lie on a bench. Reach overhead and hold onto the bench.

Raise both legs in the air until your toes are pointing at the ceiling. Keep your knees slightly bent. Raise and lower your hips without lowering them all the way down to the bench.

Do 15-25 repetitions.

3.Sit on the floor with your knees bent and hold your arms straight in front of you. Keeping your arms low, lean back until you're halfway to the floor. Lift your feet off the floor and extend your legs until they are straight. (Keep your legs low.) Hold for up to 30 seconds. Do 1-10 repititions.

4.Lie on the floor with your knees bent. Raise your legs so that your hips and knees are bent at 90 degrees. Place your hands behind your head, with your elbows on the floor.

Twisting from the waist, bring your right elbow towards your left knee, and at the same time, extend your right leg. (Your left elbow should remain on the ground.) Complete the set on one side, then change to the other. Note: Do not alternate.

Do 15-25 repetitions.

5.Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet together.

Place your hands behind your head. Let both knees gently fall to one side with one leg on top of the other. Keep your elbows wide and curl straight up. Repeat on the other side.

Do 15-25 repetitions.Please visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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Thanks Joya, I am going to try these, although I don't own a bench and would probably fall off if I tried that one.

a

-- ab exercises

a, you asked about ab exercises and I just ran accross this...am sending it in its entirety since I know you don't like to click and go to the site:

Excellent Abs by Terry King Q.

I'm a so-so fit person, but I have a belly. Any good techniques to lose this fat?

A.

You can do all the crunches you want, but your belly will still be there if you don't first lose the fat. By the way, it is perfectly natural for women to have a bit of a belly. It is not natural for women to look like Kate Moss or Naomi .

You say you're so-so fit. That leads me to believe that you only have a so-so training program. Are you doing aerobic exercise on a consistent basis? I don't mean three times a week for 30 minutes (the minimum recommendation). I mean five times a week for 45 minutes, sometimes longer. You should also be strength training at least twice a week, selecting exercises that recruit all of your large muscle groups. The aerobic (cardiovascular) activity burns calories while you're performing the exercise; that's why 45 minutes is more effective than 30 minutes. Strength training makes you leaner and helps burn more calories throughout the day.

Doing all this -- and let's not forget about limiting the fat in your diet

-- will reduce the overall amount of fat on your body and in your midsection too. Treat your abdominals (stomach muscles) like any other muscle group and train them just two or three times a week.

But train them hard. Here are five exercises that will help you get the belly of your dreams

1.Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Fold your hands behind your head. Curl your torso forward until you feel the small of your back flatten out on the floor. Keep your elbows back. Use your hands to cradle your head and take strain off of your neck. Do not pull yourself up with your arms. Slowly ease your torso back down to the floor. Exhale on the way up, inhale on the way down. Do 15-25 repetitions.

2.Lie on a bench. Reach overhead and hold onto the bench.

Raise both legs in the air until your toes are pointing at the ceiling. Keep your knees slightly bent. Raise and lower your hips without lowering them all the way down to the bench.

Do 15-25 repetitions.

3.Sit on the floor with your knees bent and hold your arms straight in front of you. Keeping your arms low, lean back until you're halfway to the floor. Lift your feet off the floor and extend your legs until they are straight. (Keep your legs low.) Hold for up to 30 seconds. Do 1-10 repititions.

4.Lie on the floor with your knees bent. Raise your legs so that your hips and knees are bent at 90 degrees. Place your hands behind your head, with your elbows on the floor.

Twisting from the waist, bring your right elbow towards your left knee, and at the same time, extend your right leg. (Your left elbow should remain on the ground.) Complete the set on one side, then change to the other. Note: Do not alternate.

Do 15-25 repetitions.

5.Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet together.

Place your hands behind your head. Let both knees gently fall to one side with one leg on top of the other. Keep your elbows wide and curl straight up. Repeat on the other side.

Do 15-25 repetitions.Please visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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Oh I don't mind clicking and going to a site. I just can't do it when you send me stuff on icq. It freezes my machine. But I don't mind reading it in it's entirety either. I am easy to please, aren't I. But I wish there was a bit more mail here. Hey, where the heck is Kari anyway? KAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII where

I'm here! Just reading and enjoying my quiet day. I'll tell you, I hate Incredimail, it takes so long for me to respond back... grrrrrrrrrr... But I'll deal with it. Did good today and am having BBQ pork and squash for dinner.

How's everyone else???

Kari

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Why does it take so long to respond back? What happens?

paula

-- Re: ab exercises

Oh I don't mind clicking and going to a site. I just can't do it when you send me stuff on icq. It freezes my machine. But I don't mind reading it in it's entirety either. I am easy to please, aren't I. But I wish there was a bit more mail here. Hey, where the heck is Kari anyway? KAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII where

I'm here! Just reading and enjoying my quiet day. I'll tell you, I hate Incredimail, it takes so long for me to respond back... grrrrrrrrrr... But I'll deal with it. Did good today and am having BBQ pork and squash for dinner.

How's everyone else???

Kari

Please visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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Grrrrrrrrr.... see I just spent two minutes cutting the message to include only the question you asked me, a, I wrote my message, pressed the backspace because of my stinking spacebar and it deleted EVERYTHING. That's why I hate Incredimail.

Kari

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Why don't you just reply to the whole thing? quicker, easier, and I for one don't mind it.

-- Re: ab exercises

Grrrrrrrrr.... see I just spent two minutes cutting the message to include only the question you asked me, a, I wrote my message, pressed the backspace because of my stinking spacebar and it deleted EVERYTHING. That's why I hate Incredimail.

KariPlease visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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I try to cut for people on digest...

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Why don't you just reply to the whole thing? quicker, easier, and I for one don't mind it.

Grrrrrrrrr.... see I just spent two minutes cutting the message to include only the question you asked me, a, I wrote my message, pressed the backspace because of my stinking spacebar and it deleted EVERYTHING. That's why I hate Incredimail.

Kari

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I try to cut for people on digest...

You are so good. Is this non stationary oK? I am sending it from incredimail. I can't promise to always do it, but will try to remember on AC.

a

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You are so good. Is this non stationary oK? I am sending it from incredimail. I can't promise to always do it, but will try to remember on AC.

a

I hate to ruin your fun... go ahead and use it, it's okay, I'll just deal with it, a! The plain stationery does the same thing so it doesn't matter. You have fun, girl. The only reason I didn't d/l it is because I am too afraid of computer problems.... but I have to say that my computer (not mentioning this stupid keyboard) runs like a CHAMP now. Not ONE error message since the last hospital visit!!

Kari

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YOu are kidding, even the plain email does the same thing? Jees, what is with this program. DOes anyone think the purchased version would work any better? Cuz I would pay $30 if it did.

a

-- Re: ab exercises

You are so good. Is this non stationary oK? I am sending it from incredimail. I can't promise to always do it, but will try to remember on AC.

a

I hate to ruin your fun... go ahead and use it, it's okay, I'll just deal with it, a! The plain stationery does the same thing so it doesn't matter. You have fun, girl. The only reason I didn't d/l it is because I am too afraid of computer problems.... but I have to say that my computer (not mentioning this stupid keyboard) runs like a CHAMP now. Not ONE error message since the last hospital visit!!

Kari

Please visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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i have trouble deleting the old messages on the incredi mail when people use it lots of times they just wont delte and i am stuck sending the whole thing back

catherine

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[Guest guest]

The way I delete is only a little at a time...that seems to work...you can't do the whole message though....but it does work if you just grab three or four sentences.

Joya

i have trouble deleting the old messages on the incredi mail when people use it lots of times they just wont delte and i am stuck sending the whole thing back

catherine

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