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Also, dieting is something I want to avoid, as I have had trouble with disordered eating before, and I really don't want to get back into that at all. 

I want to eat healthily but not deprive my body of anything it needs, I have a pretty fast metabolism and get hungry pretty quickly, so i don't want to cut down calorific content of foods. 

RM, yes I've done karate for 8 years now, so I'm generally fit and active. It's just since I was unwell that my fitness has plummetted  

I'm all up for trying new exercises, and I'm generally pretty motivated. So whatever I have to do I will do

Could you recommend a website that shows some good weight lifting/body weight exercises please?  

Thanks for the advice, but what's "spot reducing"?

I was told that crunches only strengthen the stomach muscles and don't actually get rid of any fat, is that not true then?

Lucy

Hello,

I've been running for a couple of years now, but this summer I was in hospital, I lost lots of weight and lots of my fitness too. I have generally always struggled with weight (very underweight as a child/teenager) and found it difficult to gain weight. I'm running again now, and I've managed to put the weight back on. But I don't think I've done it correctly. and instead of putting it on healthily I'm getting a bit wider around the middle.

I am in no way overweight, I'm 5'10" and about 10st, but whereas before I went into hopsital I was mostly lean muscle and very little fat, I now have more fat around my middle.

My question is, what exercises are best for losing fat specifically around your middle? I'm not interested in losing weight at all, I just know how unhealthy it is to carry fat around your tummy and I'd like to cut back on it.

That turned out to be a longer post than I anticipated, but I appreciate any suggestions!

Lucy x