hj2
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5/18/2007 7:17:07 AM |  aerobic exercise increases blood circulation to all skeletal muscles. So your ab muscles, right after exercise, are bulked up with the extra blood (thus water) circulation to them. After you cool down within a few hours, and blood flow volume decreases, you should feel smaller.
As for jelly belly, gravity from bouncing for 90 minutes, will help temporarily pull your normal ab fat downward. Also, a week or so before your period, your belly tends to bloat (gas in guts), store more fat in the fat cells and hold water in the muscles. So, you are temporarily larger during this time. Don't freak out over your female physiology. But to feel nice in those favorite pants during premenstrual times, don't give in to those extra calorie cravings during the day or night...well, it's your choice to suffer a bit for vanity sake, or live in harmony with your hormones.
Good luck,
H, student nurse
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