I’m in the process of losing weight and its going well; a few weeks ago I started adding crunches and pushups as a part of my morning routine. I read some articles that crunches are not a good exercise for weights lose, are crunches completely useless? Even if they don’t they don’t help lose weight do they have any benefit?
crunches, yes or no
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Crunches won't really help you to lose weight, and they are not normally something that I recommend based on the potential risk of lower back injury (although full sit-ups are far worse). A combination of strength training for the whole body at least 3 days per week, cardio on most days of the week, and better nutritional choices will help you lose weight.