I have the Hiatal Hernia problem. Can i do abdomen crunches and other abdomen exercises?
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the first answer is totally wrong so ignore that. a hiatal hernia is when your stomach slips up into your chest due to an enlarment of a hole in diaphram that naturally exsists to allow your esophagus into your abdomen. basically your stomach  is partially in your chest and partially in your abdomen. it is pretty harmless but the most common problem is refulx of acid. so you may get bad heartburn. other problems can occur but that is the most common. crunchs have nothing to do with this except right after you eat you may want to take it easy to let the food work into your abdomen. you can't burst anything rhough the stomach wall cuz that is not where the hernia is.
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I don't think so bec. when you do abdominal crunches you are working your abdominal muscles which are separate from your reproductive system. Then again I maybe wrong
241576
you have to excercise your abs. do some crunches.
680085
No, honestly sit-ups don't tone your stomach muscles.  It will take a long time to see results if you only do sit-up.  Try jogging for about 10-15 at least 3 times a weeks.  Now that's a very effective way to tone your mid-section! : )
920649
Crunches, sit ups, balance ball, yoga, pilates. You can find videos and books on this at your local public library.
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my hubby suffered from acid reflux hiatal hernia for nine years, being jerked round with doctors with well lets try this diet, or lets try this medication, or lets try this combination of medicine. \ni had seen on tv about a 12 year old boy who suffered from the same condition as hubby. \nwell to make a long story short, hubby had surgery in april of this year to correct a hernia. and has had no ill effects since. hes been enjoying food again such as regular soda, chocolate, and spicy foods\nso my suggestion to you is:\ngo ...no RUN to your doctor and tell him youd like to get this problem taken care of once and for all. because if things got as bad as they did with hubby nothing BUT surgery will help you\n\nGOODLUCK, and let me know what happens if you dont mind
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For starters, I would try just doing some walking, just don't over do it.  Gradually increase the level of intensity depending on how your body feels.  I wouldn't go into doing crunches until after your 6 week visit, simply because since they have separated your abdominal walls, you don't want to risk the chances of getting a hernia.  Keep it light until the doctor gives you the okay to step up the exercises.
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Sit-ups are good.  Also try doing this sit-up variation—lay on your back, put your hands behind you head, bring you knees up to your chest.  Then stretch one leg out straight (lets say the right one), making sure that it does not touch the floor but remains parallel to it. Leave your left leg bent against your chest.  Take your right elbow across and touch your bent left knee.  Then bring your right leg back up to your chest, stretch out you left leg and take your right elbow across to touch your bent right knee.  This exercises most of the muscles in your chest and abdomen as well as the muscles in your back.
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along with sit ups and crunches, you have to do some cardio (walking,running,aerobics)you have to burn the fat as well as build the muscle in your stomach.If you don't do cardio with the push ups , your stomach could actually get bigger!
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There are many variations of Ab Workouts that can be done. Keep in mind that there are really 3 sections of the stomach that you must work constantly in order to see results: Upper abdominal muscles, Lower abdominal muscles, and Obliques (muscles on the side of the stomach). Here is a list of a few abdominal exercises. \n\n1. Sit-up/Crunch – This can be done on various machines, exercise ball, or on a floor mat. \n\n2. Leg Lifts – many ways this exercise can be done including hang from a bar, or leg lift machine which allows weight to be supported by elbows, sitting on the edge of bench, or finally lying on back and lifting legs toward head. (Variation: Jackknifes, which you bring your outstretch arms and legs above your body from a lying position)\n\n3. Use Triceps rope to do weighed crunches. \n\nThe list goes on and on. Please check out the link provided as BodyBuilding.com does and outstanding job of not only explaining the exercise but also proving pictures of the various exercises. 47 in total!!\n\n\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?MainMuscle=Abdominals
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You should perform a variety of exercises to strengthen or 'tone' your stomach muscles. This includes, incline sit-ups, crunches on a fitness ball, leg raises, etc.\n\nOne of the best ways to tone your stomach though is to perform weight lifting exercies that you do while standing or end up standing while holding the weight. This includes squats, deadlifts, standing shoulder presses, lunges, etc. The exercies require you to contract your abs to support the weight and can provide better benefits than crunches and sit-ups.\n\nCurt
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This is 2 I'm sorry. For your upper abs real slow crunches and for your lower abs real slow leg lifts . Don't do regular sit ups as they pull to many other muscles and ligements into the equation
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Abdominal Crunch\nThese are excellent for strengthening the abdominal muscles and reducing a protruding stomach. Lie on the floor. Hold your legs at a 90-degree angle with your lower legs parallel to the floor. (You can also place your legs over a bench or a piece of furniture.) With arms at your side (or on shoulders or behind ears as in the curl-ups), inhale slowly as you raise your shoulder off the floor, forcing your chest muscles toward your legs. Pull your hips upward, hold for a second, then exhale slowly and roll down to the starting position. Do up to twenty-five repetitions.
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No. Try exercise and lay off the fatty foods; sit-ups, crunches, walking, running, stretching, cardio exercise, resistance exercise...all are great for flattening your abdomen. There are tons of evercise programs on line and places for women, who have the same problem as you, to work out at all over the place.\n\nGood luck.
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Have you tried Yoga or Pilates?  Can go on line and find sites to print exercises.  See site below.  Also, when at a desk or computer, be sure to sit up and suck in stomach and also while walking.
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First and foremost, stay away from any ab machine you see on TV as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.\n\nIt is also important not to confuse the term sit-ups with crunches which are the effective method to exercise your upper abdominals.  The abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such. If you want muscular abdominals, you have to challenge them with resistance and good form just like you would your chest, your back or any other muscle for that matter. Targeting the correct energy system is imperative. This means you should never enter into the aerobic phase of this exercise, ideally keeping it under 2 minutes at most. \n\nThink of rolling a carpet and contracting fully on the top of the movement and squeeze. If you do them correctly, you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches. Any more than that, and you're probably doing them half-azz, incorrectly or with a partial range of motion.\n\nFor the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.\n\nFor the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.\n\nAs far as fat loss and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. Abdominal exercises alone will never burn fat from your abdominal area.  You must do cardiovascular exercise to accomplish this.  Cardio is best in the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a good list of ab exercises:\nhttp://preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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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