Reduce Stomach and Back After Having A Baby

Q: i had c section 6 months back now i have a baby boy
how can i reduce my stomach and my back is there any prpblem doing thread mill and also doing stomach reduce exercises

A: Congrats (somewhat belated) on your baby! :) First consult with your doctor and if she or he OKs it, then you can start on the program. Two things right off the bat... Treadmill is fine, but if you want to lose fat and make sure it doesn't come back your program should be structured mainly around weightlifting, not cardio. Cardio is great for you healthwise, but it's NOT the best way to lose fat and keep it off.

Secondly, don't think in terms of stomach-reducing exercises, but think in terms of burning off as much fat as possible all over. There's no exercise or pill or diet that targets just the stomach or just any one other bodypart. Instead you can have a good training and diet program to burn fat all over. As you burn it all over, you'll burn it in the abdominal area as well. But don't think that doing crunches or any one other 'stomach-reducing' exercise is going to make any difference. Your goal is to exercise ALL of your muscles to maximize the fat burn.

Having gotten that out of the way, what you'll need to focus on is having a good fat-burning diet and having a good whole-body program. I would strongly recommend weight training and not just treadmill/cardio. Weight training will not only burn the fat most efficiently, but it will also preserve your muscle as much as possible which will in turn prevent the fat from coming back. Cardio does not provide such benefits. You can (and probably should) do cardio too, but don't ignore weight training.

Please read my fat-loss article including the nutrition and weight training articles it references. Then fill out Mike's Fitness Guide specfying 'Lose Fat' as your goal to get a complete exercise and diet prescription. You should treat that diet prescription as a template and work it around to make it fit your tastes and schedule. But try to stay as close to it as possible, mainly just substituting equivalent foods (veggie for veggie, meats for meats, etc.) for one another. Once you're on the program, aim for weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week -- slower is better! If you're losing weight faster than that, increase portion sizes slightly to slow it down. Fast weight loss is not going to last! Lose weight slowly and you'll be sure to lose all the fat and keep it off afterwards. Good luck!