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Sit-Ups vs Crunches - To Put an End to This Non-Sense Debate

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Tue, 11/25/2008 - 16:13

The ultimate battle! Which one is better, a sit-up or a crunch? I'll give you my answer straight out: it depends. Find out how can you know if a sit-up or a crunch is better for you.


 

Lose Body Fat Quick Before the Holiday Season

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 16:02

Are you trying to shed a couple of inches to make room for the holiday season. If so then today is your lucky day.

Your ability to lose body fat has never been easier. More and more people in this world are starting to learn the easy way to lose their body.

The days of spending hours and hours doing sit ups and crunches are now a thing of the past.


 

The Best Abdominal Exercises Exposed!

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Wed, 11/19/2008 - 11:41

When people think about exercises to firm up their abdominal muscles, sit-ups and crunches always come to mind.

While crunches may be part of an exercise regime to work out the abs, there are many other strategies and methods that may be utilized by people looking to lose belly fat, make their six pack abs pop out, and condition the whole body as well.


 

Body Weight Workout Challenge - Push-ups and Pull-ups Versus Dip...

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 08:45

Many people will tell you that all you need to get a great upper body workout is push-ups and pull-ups. However with the use of a simple tool like a dip stand you can perform a similar workout of dips and body weight rows and possibly experience better results.

To find out if this is true we will compare these exercises. It's push-ups versus dips and pull-ups against body weight rows.

Who will be the winner?


 

Lose Belly Fat and Keep it Off For Good

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Fri, 11/14/2008 - 16:05

Stop wasting your time with all those sit ups and crunches. The truth that nobody wants you to know is that your ability to lose belly fat has nothing to do sit ups and crunches.

In order to get a flat stomach you must lose body fat. There is only one way to truly lose your body fat.


 

Conventional Pull Ups VS Leg Assisted Pull Ups

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 10:01

Most people today lack the ability to perform conventional pull ups due to excess body weight and lack of upper body pulling strength.

But if you try leg assisted pull ups, you'll be doing one of the most comprehensive exercises on planet earth.

Add leg assisted dips and you cover 90% of your muscles.


 

Learn How to Get a Flat Stomach Without Doing Sit Ups

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 16:54

Are you one of the many people in this world still wasting your time doing sit ups and crunches? The secret that more and more people are starting to realize is that your ability to lose body fat has nothing to do with how many sit ups or crunches you do.


 

Growth Hormone Therapy Ups Kids' Height

WebMD Health  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 17:00

Treating abnormally short children with growth hormone can increase their adult height, even in if they are not found to be growth-hormone deficient, according to a team of Swedish researchers who followed children for 20 years.


 

Love Handles Exercise & The Secrets to Get Nice Flat Abs!

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 14:17

With so many options on love handles exercise out there, everyone is spoilt for choice. Which are the right workouts that will get you the best results?

Have you tried sit-ups and crunches that did not work the way you imagined it would? I'll outline the reason why so many love handles exercise are ineffective here.


 

Avoid Doing Sit-ups

Health and Fitness: EzineArticles.com  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 10:12

Contrary to popular beliefs, sit-ups cannot reduce body fats. You may appear thinner after a series of sit-ups but that does not actually mean that you have lost a good deal of abdominal fats.

Your belly has just become firmer because your muscles became toned; therefore, no matter how many sit-ups you do, you would not really get rid of the fats.