The Realities of Sit-Ups, Exercises and Belly Fats

Is it possible to burn belly fats by doing sit-ups?

I want to start by answering the question stated in the heading; it is impossible to burn belly fats just by doing sit-ups. If you are looking for exercises that will save you from your belly, then you have to do cardio exercises. 

Let’s now expand this more:


The presence of an imbalance belly size is an indication of deposition of fats in your waist region. In this situation, your organs would find it difficult living in an uncomfortable environment.

The belly region is the region with the highest risk of getting fats deposits. Starting from the navel, for every centimeter increase in the waist circumference, there is a susceptibility to health issues - including heart – blood vessel illnesses and diabetes.

To find your ideal waist circumference, there is a very simple thing to do: use a measuring tape to measure the circumference of your waist, then compare the obtained measurement with half your height. The best case is when your waist circumference is approximately half your height. At least this value should not be much higher than half your height.

According to Dr. Mehmet Öz, the ideal waist circumferences for women and men are 82 and 88.5 centimeters respectively. For women and men, if the value exceeds 93 and 101 centimeters respectively, then there is a possibility of a health risk.

How do sit-ups affect the belly?

It is impossible for a fat person having a protruded belly to do sit-ups, isn’t it? You should first ask yourself this question: do I have a body structure suitable for sit-ups?

Six packs are invisible in people with protruded bellies because a fats layer has covered it. It is impossible to burn down belly fats by doing sit-ups, rather, you can strengthen the underlying muscles.

Conclusively, sit-ups are not ineffective, useless or senseless moves, neither are they effective moves to burn down belly fats. Other than that, there are other moves to exercise stomach muscles.

The stomach muscles approaching the upper and lower parts of the body can also be exercised by bending the knees and pulling them towards the stomach, walking, turning the pedal, etc.

 Things to do in order to burn belly fats

Think of a water bottle being emptied in a water closet. The fats in the waist region are equivalent to the water in the far end region; it is the last to be poured.

You can lose weight by doing exercises and dieting but most at times the weight loss first takes effect in your face or other parts of your body whereas the fats in stomach region are affected last.

 Listed below are things to do in order to burn stomach fats:

1.Firstly, you should consult a specialist in order to know the state of your hormones. Some hormonal defects can be the cause of your body weight changes and the adamant persistence of your waist circumference fats.

2.Measure the circumference of your waist and note the results and date somewhere. Do not over-think about your weight because your main aim is to get rid of your over-size belly.

3.If your health condition is suitable for exercise, start doing intensive cardio exercises. For this purpose, you can use elliptical machines and also do walking, jogging or acrobatic exercises. You can force yourself to do the listed exercises, but take care not to ruin yourself.

To be sure whether you are doing exercises that burn fats, you can try the following method: find your maximum pulse by subtracting your age from 220. Exercises done between 60 % to 80 % of the obtained maximum pulse value can burn fats.

4.You should absolutely do leg movements. While doing leg movement exercises, the body secretes testosterone hormones. By so doing, muscle development is activated and stomach muscles are effectively supported.

5.Take healthy feeding principles to be your do or die. Avoid over-oiled meals. Do not adopt the ideology of losing weight by starving. Also avoid acidic food substances. It is not appropriate for people doing exercise to stay hungry and do intense dieting. Contrariwise, it is necessary to apply a stable nutrition to your exercising program.

6.Set an aim for yourself. If you’ve got a conspicuous belly, do not dream of getting a flat stomach or a mannequin’s body structure within a short time. Think of the things you can do, and put to action the things you are thinking.

Habits you should avoid while trying to burn belly fats

1.Stop thinking you can reach this goal just by doing sit-ups.

2.Also stop thinking this issues can be solved solely by doing dieting. If you want to permanently lose weight, you should also give importance to keeping your body active by doing exercises.

3.Avoid miracle diet formulas, pills and cream.