If you want to lose abdominal fat you’re going to have to make a plan. You can’t just flounder through life and expect everything to be how you want it. Some things take hard work and persistance to achieve your goals Burning off your stomach fat is definitely a good goal to have too. Many health problems can be averted by simply staying in decent shape and eating relatively healthy.
The important thing that most people miss is that you don’t have to be perfect to lose fat. With a little hard work and a good plan, it’s actually pretty easy to lose abdominal fat and get back down to your optimal weight. One thing that most people miss in their goal to burn off their stomach fat is that you won’t be able to do it by working out your abdominal muscles. No amount of situps will help you burn your belly fat off.
You need to focus on fat burning workouts that engage your whole body instead of just focusing on small muscles like your abs. In order for your workouts to be most effective, you should also change your eating habits and start eating healthier. I want to share some strategies to help you get the most out of your workouts. Just know that you need both aspects to effectively burn off the fat and get in shape.
Get Off The Treadmill – Treadmills and the “doctors plan” are the least effective ways to lose abdominal fat
If you have been told that the best way to lose weight and slim down is to run for an hour every day on a treadmill, you’ve been lied to! The truth is that cardio does little to help you burn fat in the long run.
Here’s the problem with cardio… When you jog for so long your body will actually start to burn fat and muscle to get energy to keep going. This fat burning stage is what everyone talks about when they suggest that you run forever on a treadmill.
The problem is that you’re burning fat AND muscle. Burning your lean muscle mass away will make it much harder for you to lose abdominal fat. As you lose your lean muscle mass, your metabolism decreases, and your body will burn less and less calories every day, making it much easier to over-eat and retain the fat on your body.
What you should do instead of a cardio routine is focus on lifting weights (Yes, even if you’re a lady!) Lifting weights will increase your lean muscle mass, making your body burn more calories on it’s own every day. Building lean muscle mass is by far the easiest way to increase your metabolism and lose abdominal fat. Don’t worry about bulking up either. If you believe that touching a dumbbell or free weights will make you huge, think again! Most men have trouble building a lot of mass, even when they are trying to get big.
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People just do not realize the amount of empty calories they are getting in soft drinks. If you drink one typical 12 ounce can of cola a day, you will gain approximately 10 POUNDS in one year. Research shows that middle aged women and men have a 31% greater likelihood of becoming obese from drinking one can of soft drink a day. You combine that with a sedentary lifestyle and that is a recipe for weight gain. So now you see if you drank 2-3 soft drinks a day it would be difficult to have enough abdominal fat loss to have a bikini body.
Targetted weight loss is quite hard, some peeple would say impossible, however it’s not true…Any sort of cardio will help when trying to loose belly fat! Go for a run everyday. Or maybe a bike ride! Swimming is also a great way to get strong abs and tone all of your muscles. I found it’s best to cut down on foods that have a lot of saturated fat, like fatty red meat, full fat cheese etc and also cut out sugar. Obviously cut down on alcohol and processed foods like white bread. It really helps to eat things like apples, fish oils (Elle MacPherson ‘The Body’ apparently swears by them!), lean protein like chicken, turkey, fish and pulses, wholegrains and eat 6 small meals a day instead of 3 bigger meals. Drink plenty of water.
my mom bought a treadmill that is motor driven, i still prefer to jog and run the old fashioned way..-”