Does the ab lounge really work, and what is the best way to lose weight quick??
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It works to a point, and it will only work on the muscle groups it's intended for.  There are no easy ways to loose weight fast.  Unless you want to tamper with your scales and make your mirrors convex.
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No. The Ab Lounge is the best ab machine on the market. The best part about it is that you can buy it at Wal-Mart. As for other machines, I suggest the Total Gym. I have one and it works VERY well.
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I think there are two basic answers to this depending on your body type.\n\nIf you're fat, lose weight first.  If you don't have time to excersize (actually adopting an active lifestyle is better) and have only time to sit in front of a TV playing video games, you're out of luck...no solution.  Dieting (other than a permanent change in eating habits) will have little to no lasting effect.  The lasting effect is necessary to flatten those abs.  Once you have gotten your permanent weight under control then do the next step.\n\nIf you are skinny but out of shape and have flabby or no abs then the idea of doing crunches or sit-ups or any consistent toning excersizes will work.  Anything that repeatedly contracts your abdominals will be money-in-the-bank.  You could just get up 30 minutes earlier in the morning and do some CV (Cardio-Vascular) work--like running a little--just before your shower.  As you build up your running time, your energy will increase and you'll lose weight and have flat abs.\n\nIf you're looking for a pill to give you flat abs -- fat chance.  Once a pill is developed to create self-disipline or perfect bodies out of couch potatoes the developer will become rich beyond current measures (current world billionaires will be jealous or a part of it).  \n\nIf someone promises this to you today just take a look at what their motives are...what do they have to gain by telling you that such a thing exists?  If they are just giving you free information then fine.  If they are taking orders--your money back if not fully satisfied-- then run.  Literally, run.  It's a much more effective choice, it's free and you'll make time if it's really important to you.
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My friend bought the new Ab Lounge XL a week ago. She says that the ab lounge does help you do ab excercises easier but you can't see any of that ab without doing aerobic excercises as well. So the Ab Lounge is only effective with a good balanced diet, good aerobic excercising, and patience.
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Just done a quick search on the web and from the info i found it appears to be a bit of a con, so i would stay clear and loss weight the proven way of excerise and low fat food. Good luck
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Aerobic exercise.  Situps/crunches will just put muscle with the fat.  In your room, you can dance, kick box, jumping jacks, aerobics, exercise bike, or any exercise that will elevate your heart rate and breathing for 30 minutes a day.  Then do situps (or crunches) to tone the muscles.  It would also be helpful if you back off the calories, but it is not good to go on a diet under the age of 21 without help from a doctor or nutritionist, because your brain is still growing.\n\nThe idea of losing weight is to burn more calories than you eat.\n\nAgain, crunches will just make you fat with a hard stomach.
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You have two options. \n\nYou can cut calories and perform crunches like crazy, try one of the hot new incredible infomercial ab devices and buy the lastest new and improved  "fat burner". \n\nAlso there is another  option but it is not too popular. Eat right, Understand functions of the abdominal muscles, work the body as a whole, and allow for ongoing fat release. \n\nOf all of two options, there is only one that "works," all of the time. Unfortunately, it "appears" to be the most complicated. \n\nHere is the Real Ab-Solution:\n\nBefore we go any further, I would like to point out that slimming down your abdominal parts REALLY means reducing you body fat percentage in those areas. Therefore, the goal is to reduce your body fat percentage.  \n\nNow that we understand what we are seeking, let us zero in on the solution.\n\nStep 1: Eat right to release the fat from the fat cells\n\n"Eat right" sounds so simplistic, but the idea is maximize natural unprocessed foods and minimize processed or junk foods (Please do not go on a depravation diet, it will make things worse). However, you also need to eat in a way that supports Fat loss.\n\nThe real trick lies in stabilizing blood sugar, which allows fat to be released from your fat cells. You would do that by eating meals free from simple sugars and refined carbs, low in processed saturated fat, and balanced with protein, complex carbs, fiber, and essential fatty acids. \n\nStep 2: Move your body to burn the fat in the muscle cells.\n\nOnce the fat is release from the cells, they need to be burned in your muscle cells. Releasing the body fat is not enough; you need to support your nutrition with a more active lifestyle. If you are not active, the released fat just goes back to the fat cells and they are not burned. Burning that fat make your "six packs" visible. \n\nYou not only need to work on your abs or core muscles but you also need to work you the body as a whole (focus on the major muscles like your legs and back).\n\nThen you need to optimize circulation with moderate aerobic exercise (do not go crazy), and fat release should be consistent and ongoing, and a little at a time, those abs will shine through.\n\nDO NOT continue doing something just because "THEY" say it's the way things should be done. Allow yourself to choose the solution that will work for you, regardless of what it may be. The only way for you to know who is right is to measure your progress and ACTUALLY track your results.\n\nCHANGE IS HARD, but it's also worth it. Not getting results makes change EXTREMELY HARD.\n\nGet support from friends, family or a coach. Losing weight is not as hard at it seems once you know what to do. \n\nVisit http://www.charlesblain.com for the best weight loss exercises.\n\nGood Luck with your journey…
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Ab lounge, sit-up, walking. Eat right and limit your portions. You might get better answers if you would have put this in health/fitness type of catagory. Good Luck:)\n\nIf at first you don't succeed, try again. Don't give up. You didn't gain it overnight and you won't lose it overnight.
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I guess it depends on how fast you want to lose weight. Any work out routine will work if you do it. Lifting light weights from five to twenty pounds works. I did it six days a week 3o mins a day. Alternating upper and lower body and doing abs everyday. I kept my fat to 25 grams a day. If i had a craving i had one cup of low fat chocolate frozen yogurt as a treat. I went from a flabby size ten maybe to a 1/2 in two months. That fast. It works but it takes work. I ate a cup of cereal in the morning with a half a cup of milk one banana, glass of o.j .For lunch a salad and a piece of grilled chicken and a cup of broccoli. Afternoon snack 1 large pretzel. Dinner another salad, 1 cup of pasta with beans. I made sure i ate several small meals through out the day. If you do it this way you are guaranteed to lose weight. It works. I remember when i started working out this way and i was shocked at the results. My stomach looked awesome my arms legs everything was tight and toned. I could go to the mall and pick anything off the rack and it fit. It was the best thing i ever did.  That infomercial stuff is crap. Trust me. If you want to e-mail me i can tell you more about how i did it. It doesn't take long for results and the results last a long time. You won't feel deprived you'll have so much energy. The great thing about lifting light weights is sculpts the whole body. There is no pill or shake that can do that. Once you replace fat with muscle you burn more calories and can treat yourself to things you really want and even take a few weeks off from working out and not even gain any weight. I lost a total of twenty pounds which may not sound like much but you could take two women same height and same weight say 120 pounds one is muscle the other more body fat. The women with 120lbs of muscle will appear to be smaller because muscle takes up less space than fat but weights more.
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Well, I lost 20+ pounds in about 2 months on the Medifast diet.  It really does work.  As for ab exercises, you can't beat pilates, they really work great!
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I recently tried one that belonged to a close friend of mine.  I really liked it.  I've had several back surgeries which failed and as a result, I am no longer able to do exercises such as sit-ups and crunches.  The AB Lounge takes all the pressure off your back and you can exercise without strain.  I would reccommend it to anyone!  I can't wait till I can save enough to buy one myself.
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I heard it helps you lose weight but there are better ways.\n\nsuch as this.\n\n\n\nNote: You need to change your routine every 2-3 weeks in order to get the best results. \n\nMonday \n\n\nLeg Press 2x12 \nChest Press 2x12 \nLat pull down 2x12 \nShoulder Press 2x12 \nDB Curl 2x12 \nTricep kickback 2x12 \nAerobic Work  30 or more minutes. \n\n Click Here For A Printable Log Of Monday! \n\nTuesday \n\n\nAerobic work 30 or more minutes of aerobic exercise.\nWednesday \n\n\nSame as Monday.\nThursday \n\n\nSame as Monday, or take a day of rest.\nFriday \n\n\nSame as Monday.
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Depends if you want to keep the weight off!! Fad diets are good for losing weight fast, but they are short-term solutions to a long-term problem. The only way to lose weight and keep it off is by making lifestyle changes. I'm a member of www.sparkpeople.com (a free weight-loss program), which specialises in just that.\n\nGood luck
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Sounds to me like, given your age and stats, that you could *easily* lose the remainder of the weight just by lifting a bit more weight, perhaps doing a bit more ab work to tone up the gut....\n\nAnd by cutting the carbs from your diet.  Really.  It's been shown that muscle burns more calories at rest than fat does, and you have this much right so far, it seems.  But in terms of weight loss, diet changes work a bit more quickly than doing cardio, too much of which can actually tear down muscle.\n\nSo yeah, I'd say lift a little bit more, do abs and lower back work (core exercises, low resistance, high reps, for compact muscle tone and stability).  And tweak your diet a *little* bit, don't starve yourself...but maybe trim out the soft drinks.  Switch from white breads to *whole grains* (think *fiber* not sugar).  Get some of the simple carbs out of your diet.\n\nAnd give it some time, if you lose it in a month, you could as easily re-gain it in a week....better to take 3 months and have it be permanent, right?  ;)\n\nAlso keep in mind that not everyone *has* a flat or concave (dipped in) abdominal wall...some folks will tend to only get, at best, either flat abs, or what some call "linebacker abs" or an 8-pack that *bows out* slightly.  This doesn't have to be a problem, if the rest of you is in shape and proportionate, it won't matter so much.\n\nSo yeah, in other words...you seem to be doing fine doing what you are doing, and you still seem quite young and healthy, so don't go and do any *huge changes* that you cannot *sustain* for the long haul.  It isn't worth it, not yet.  ;)
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if you only have time to work out 10 minutes a day you are gonna work out the "core". the "core" is your body. a "core" workout is when you tone the whole body. One of the best "core" workout is going to be the lunge. \n\nstand up straight put one foot forward and act like your taking a knee in a sport, but don't let your knee touch the ground, stand back up and repeat with the other leg.\n\na good ab workout is going to be raised situps. put your feet up on a couch and lie down on the ground. cross your arms over your chest and raise your chest 40 degrees off of the ground. do 20 of those and do 10 pushups and repeat. it works.\n\nbut the best way to lose weight is to run. it is the total work out. it works out your legs, stomache, arms, chest, back, and glutes. running ten minutes will help you alot through out the day. its the most theraputic excersice that there is. it helps get rid of the worries and helps releave stress. it also helps you get toned. if you can run early in the morning like around 5:30. run for 10 to 20 minutes.\n\nsuppliments will help you lose weight but when you take suppliments its best to go on a diet.\n\na good diet is chicken diet. at breakfast eat eggs. eggs help fill you up throughout the day. for lunch have a chicken sandwich with no mayo. dinner have chicken breast with rice or pasta or something along those lines. but have 1 snack between every meal and have desert once a week. its like a reward for being good.
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dont JUST target the ab area. You need to do cardio along with an ab exercise.    I use the Ab Lounger which works really well..or just plain old crunches..when you lean back to begin another sit up, hold it for a few seconds to help strengthen those muscle...also a lot of people mistakenly use their legs too much when doing crunches, so be aware of that and really try to let your ab muscles do the work.  That with cardio would be great and a somewhat lean diet to avoid any extra fat in that area.  Just don't over do it right away...baby steps..or else you'll be hurting and won't be able to exercise for a few days
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I tried it for a few weeks, but it's not as rapid as they say...and trust me, I've gained alot of weight due to being pregnant, so I really want to lose this extra baby fat lol...I found something that really works, it's called *HOODIA*...loose a pound a day, it's actually what the tribes used to eat when they were hunting in South Africa, it is ALL NATURAL...look it up on yahoo, you lose 1 pound a day :d 30lbs a month, of course when there isn't too much fat to lose it will go down lol