June 16, 2008

How To Lose Belly Fat

Filed under: fitness — health and wellness @ 4:15 pm



It doesn’t come as a surprise that the best way to permanently lose belly fat is through the consistency basis of daily exercise and a proper diet. Researchers offer a plethora of data to support that the fastest way to burn off the fat from your abdominal area is through a combination of weight-training and aerobic exercise. This is a common mistake, and often times, a misconception among many women who don’t realize the importance of incorporating regular weight-training into their fitness program.

To achieve a killer six-pack, the truth is, that it’s virtually everything to do with low body fat. You can do sit-ups until the cows come home, but this will not reward you with the results you are looking for. Let me explain. In order to lose belly fat, you must exercise to burn the fat from all over the body since you can not spot reduce. Your body, when placed under a reduction of calories, is designed to lose weight from all areas of the body - not just the one area or two of your choice. It doesn’t work that way. Even if it’s apparent that you’re holding more body fat in your belly, hips, and thighs area, it still does not change this fact. And while exercising your abs will surely strengthen your abdominal muscles and improve the ability to better hold in your abs, it will not cause a reduction in belly fat in and of itself. Therefore, if you want to lose weight from any area of the body, you must exercise regularly to obtain a low body fat composition.

You will learn that it does not require an excessive amount of ab training to achieve your goals, in fact, it will only worsen your chance since over-training will do nothing but tear down your muscles. As I have mentioned in previous posts, muscle replaces the body fat that was once there. When reviewing Mike Geary’s strategic knowledge on how to get a six pack  - a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer, specializing in body fat reduction strategies and who holds a Bachelors of Science degree - can clearly shed some light on the system he uses that does work for both men and women.

The Secrets To Losing Belly Fat

The secrets to really losing belly fat, doesn’t hold precedence to what you are doing inside a gym but rather in what you are doing inside the kitchen. Exercising is a key component but the culprit is in the kitchen. You see, we all have ab muscles we were born with. The problem is that they will never be seen until the layer of fat is stripped from them. By simply eating less, and choosing a healthier, higher quality of foods -  is where the magic lies.

Other important tips I have stated in the past, are in making sure you eat often - 4 to 6 times per day, with smaller meal portions. This is key to revving up your metabolism, and in reducing body fat. If you constantly keep your furnace burning, you will lose the belly fat whether you are 20 or 60 years old…guaranteed. 

         -written by Angela Doss