Do sit ups burn stomach fat?
Any kind of exercise burns fat. However the places fat is burned more isn’t determined by what muscle you work out. You lose fat in genetically predetermined areas no matter what, so you could do all the sit ups you want and you’ll only be burning fat in general around your body not just on your abs. It doesn’t matter if you do them on your bed or not so long as you feel the burn but stable ground will probably improve your form. Try getting a soft mat and placing it on the floor or try it on carpeting if you have any.
Any activity will burn calories. If you burn more calories than you consume, you’ll burn off fat. It’s that simple. So, the question isn’t “do situps burn stomach fat” it is “how many calories do situps burn?” Now…in order to burn off one pound of fat, you need to burn 3500 calories more than you consume. So, how many situps does it take to burn that many calories? Well, doing situps at a rate of 50 per minute burns around 10 calories per minute. So, to burn off one pound of fat, you would have to do situps at a rate of 50 per minute for 350 minutes. That’s 17,500 situps in 6 hours…to burn off ONE POUND of fat.
