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amother
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 9:49 am
I'm young, eat healthy some walking daily.. the added weight is more of a slow buildup over the years
Unfortunately my body fat likes to congregate around my hips No patience for any form of exercise but biking I might be willing so wondering if it would really help or not really?? Thanks !
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amother
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 9:52 am
There are no exercises that can target fat from a specific area. You can only target where you will build muscle.
Fat building up in specific areas can be due to a hormonal cause. I don't know offhand the specifics but you can Google hormones and hip fat...
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amother
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 12:01 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | I'm young, eat healthy some walking daily.. the added weight is more of a slow buildup over the years
Unfortunately my body fat likes to congregate around my hips No patience for any form of exercise but biking I might be willing so wondering if it would really help or not really?? Thanks ! |
I did biking for a while and the only thing I saw an improvement on were that my thighs got thinner. I don't think it helps for hips though. Hips would probably benefit brisk walking the most. But do it consistently.
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amother
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 12:05 pm
amother [ Banana ] wrote: | There are no exercises that can target fat from a specific area. You can only target where you will build muscle.
Fat building up in specific areas can be due to a hormonal cause. I don't know offhand the specifics but you can Google hormones and hip fat... |
Of course there are exercises that target fat from specific areas! You work on toning the area, so that the fat thins out (for lack of better wording). You don't have to build muscle if you just want to slim down a specific area.
Buildup in hip fat or width is very much pregnancy/childbirth related, but exercise can help somewhat. If there's an easier, quicker fix then I'd love to know about it but unfortunately there ain't.
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amother
Banana
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 3:26 pm
amother [ Floralwhite ] wrote: | Of course there are exercises that target fat from specific areas! You work on toning the area, so that the fat thins out (for lack of better wording). You don't have to build muscle if you just want to slim down a specific area.
Buildup in hip fat or width is very much pregnancy/childbirth related, but exercise can help somewhat. If there's an easier, quicker fix then I'd love to know about it but unfortunately there ain't. |
"Toning" just means building muscle. You can target where you build muscle. But you cannot target where you lose fat.
Some people seem to believe that when you build muscle you're actually turning fat into muscle. It's nonsense.
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gootlfriends
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 4:14 pm
You don't turn fat into muscle. Muscle burns calories more efficiently. Biking is good for cardiovascular health. Any exercise burns some calories.
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amother
Winterberry
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 4:48 pm
Spot reduction is a myth.
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Librarian
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 5:02 pm
I actually have found that swimming reduced my hip fat. If nothing else works and you can afford it you might want to try CoolSculpting. The area you would want to do it on is called the Flank
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amother
NeonYellow
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 6:46 pm
amother [ Floralwhite ] wrote: | Of course there are exercises that target fat from specific areas! You work on toning the area, so that the fat thins out (for lack of better wording). You don't have to build muscle if you just want to slim down a specific area.
Buildup in hip fat or width is very much pregnancy/childbirth related, but exercise can help somewhat. If there's an easier, quicker fix then I'd love to know about it but unfortunately there ain't. |
Exactly as amother banana explained.
Non such a thing as spot reducing fat.
But you can try to build more muscle in the area to give it more shape and it may appear a little firmer.
Btw toning and building muscle is basically the same thing.
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amother
Chartreuse
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 7:12 pm
I have a theory
With the right posture and activating the core muscles properly when you walk will result in slimmer hips.
I observe the slim from birth people when they walk, in my unscientific opinion, they seem to have the mechanics right.
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chocolate moose
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Thu, Jul 22 2021, 8:12 pm
I lost 7 inches from each thigh when I started taking spin class!
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Chana Miriam S
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Fri, Jul 23 2021, 10:47 am
amother [ OP ] wrote: | I'm young, eat healthy some walking daily.. the added weight is more of a slow buildup over the years
Unfortunately my body fat likes to congregate around my hips No patience for any form of exercise but biking I might be willing so wondering if it would really help or not really?? Thanks ! |
You’re very lucky that it accumulates in your hips. Belly fat is dangerous. Hip fat isn’t.
Genetics decide where fat will be stored on your body. There’s really not much you can do about it. As you lose weight, the fat comes off where it comes off ( partially dictated by what macronutrients you eat.) for example, visceral fat can be resolved easily without a huge weightloss by eating low carb. But someone can have a lot of visceral fat even if they are thin and that is also metabolically unhealthy regardless of weight.
Pear shaped is good. Apple shaped not so much.
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amother
Clear
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Thu, May 11 2023, 2:49 pm
Any suggestions of exercise to work on hip weight loss?
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amother
Winterberry
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Thu, May 11 2023, 2:55 pm
amother Clear wrote: | Any suggestions of exercise to work on hip weight loss? |
As mentioned before, spot reduction is a myth. You can't target a specific area.
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amother
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Thu, May 11 2023, 5:16 pm
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