Saturday, December 24, 2011

How to Reduce Belly Fat

You see many people with great upper bodies but a potbelly that looks ugly. We all want to reduce that belly fat or at least tone up the loose flab. That little black dress or that tiny bikini suddenly fits better and makes you feel more confident. Can you lose that belly fat quickly and easily? Yes, you can!

There are several health risks of not reducing your belly fat. You will see improvements in your overall health and self-confidence by reducing your tummy. Waist size has a direct correlation to your heart health – waists larger than 35 and 40 inches for women and men respectively, have an additional increase risk of heart disease.

Before I tell you about some simple changes you can make to get rid of that belly fat, watch this video from Dr. Mehmet Oz where he talks about the dangers of belly fat.



You can tone up loose belly fat in a short amount of time many ways.

Pay close attention to all of the ingredients in your food. You need to incorporate as many fruits and veggies into your diet as possible. Try to use as many as possible low-sugar fruit such as strawberries, papaya, and oranges.

Veggies that are enriched with water are the best in order to loose belly fat. Veggies such as iceberg lettuce, celery, or tomatoes are great examples. While veggies are highly encouraged, try to stay away from carrots and corn because they are high sugar vegetables.

Substituting water for whatever you usually have to drink is a great way to flush your system. Sodas of any kind have carbonation and carbonation has been found to give an appearance of a bloated mid-section. This tells you that even diet sodas, with their lack of calories, are not great for toning up your tummy.

Our diets – no matter where we are in the world – could always use some work. The increase in fast food in our diets has had an adverse effect on our bodies in many ways.

Once you’ve burned your belly fat, then you can start to tone your muscle underneath. Muscle toning exercises are things like crunches, squats, and push-ups. Dry swimming is also an exercise that will tone your tummy.

The most obvious way to slim your waistline is to work out! If you’re lucky enough to have a personal trainer, let him or her know that you want to do some core exercises in order to get a flatter stomach.

Always remember, doing a million crunches won’t get your belly fat toned – you can’t tone fat. You must first do fat burning workouts such as running or jogging, using the stair climber, the elliptical, or cycling.

Dry swimming is when you lay down on your belly, put your arms out in front of you and lift your legs up as well. Be sure to keep your hips pressed against the ground and hold your arms and legs up for 10 seconds. Dry swimming works your arms, legs, and abs. Swimming in water is a great workout too for arms, legs, abs, and lungs.

Toning up loose belly fat is easy as long as you’re consistent. Diet and exercise are both key elements in slimming down any part of your body. Whatever you do though, be healthy – don’t ever starve yourself because it will do more harm than good to your beautiful body!

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