HOW TO BURN STOMACH FAT
08.09.09
HOW TO BURN STOMACH FAT – Looking at the rich and famous movie stars walking down the red carpet during the Oscar awards night makes you wish you were like them! Aside from their beautiful and handsome countenance, their figures enhance the elegance of their attire. Besides from admiring all other physical qualities, they have a lean flat stomach. This part too is the aspiration of most men and women today.
How can this aspiration become a reality? Time, patience and commitment are the keys. There is only one choice: burn stomach fat. This is done by the combination of these factors: proper diet, aerobic exercise, abdominal and weight training.
But you cannot reduce just one part of your body. Fat loss takes place systematically. There is no way of knowing which particular area there is excess fat. In women, the fatty area is usually located in the waist, hips and thighs. Exercising these specific areas may tighten and tone the muscles but it will not burn the fat. Abdominal exercise will be of little worth, the best physical activity is performing cardiovascular exercise as in the aerobics exercises.
By aerobics exercise, you can burn stomach fat, as well as, fats in other parts of the body. Other physical activities that can burn fat are bicycling, jogging, walking, stair climbing etc. Working out can be both strenuous and boring. Waiting for its best result may not come soon but do not despair. To burn fat in your stomach and other parts of the body, you have to deplete the glycogen stored within. There is a need to work out. Your aerobic exercise must last from 30 to 60 minutes per session and doing it at least 3 to 4 times a week. It is even better to do it everyday of the week.
But this kind of exercises is only one of the other thing you can do. Adopt a good diet plan. The formula: 50% exercise + 50% good diet = fat loss. Excessive work out, without proper diet, will not burn body fat. A good diet plan is needed too. Spread calorie intake by having small meals; instead of 3 meals a day, eat 5 to 6 times small meals a day. This way, you do not overeat.
Eat food that is naturally low in fat and sugar. The right proportion of the meal should be 55% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 15% fat. Decrease carbohydrate intake especially during the late hours of the day and night time. But do not lessen carbohydrates too much because it will decrease your metabolic rate.
Effective exercises for burning stomach fat are crunches, abs roller, hip lifts and reverse crunch.
To do the crunch: partial sit up. Lie flat on your back and curb your head, shoulders and back off the floor. Your lower back stays on the floor all the time.
Reverse crunch is a rolling movement where the knees are rocked back over the chest. This is good for the lower abs because it does not put undue stress in your lower back.
To activate the oblique muscles on the sides of the waist, do crunch with a twist ( elbow to knee) or you can lie on one side and do side crunches.
To burn stomach fat, you need to exercise the whole body as well. Working on one part, disregarding the others, can cause muscular imbalance. You can build strong abdominal muscles but without the spinal erectors of the lower back. This can lead to injury.
Weight exercise must go hand in hand with your aerobics activities. By working out with weights, you can increase lean body mass and raise your metabolic rate. The faster your metabolism, the more fat you are able to burn, specially in your stomach.
Guidelines to burn stomach fat:
1. Make the important decision of starting NOW.
2. Burn fat easily by doing cardio vascular exercise..
3. Choose bio mechanically correct exercise , including the crunching type of exercise.
4. Eat food that are naturally low in sugar, fat and calories in small servings throughout the day.
5. Work out using weights, it will help burn the fat, not only in your stomach but the entire body.