Easy exercises to burn belly fat – Part 2

Easy Exercises to burn belly Fat

When it comes to burning fat around the stomach area, you need to incorporate diet, weight training, core strengthening and aerobic exercise. Unfortunately, you can’t decide where you lose your excessive body fat. The makeup of your genes determines where you will lose your weight. Many people think by doing hundreds of crunches a day will trim away the excessive weight in the stomach but unfortunately it doesn’t. While you may tighten the area, burning belly fat can only be achieved with three to four times a week of 30-60 minutes of cardio training and a healthy diet. After you have achieved some weight loss doing spot reduction exercises for the core will now create a leaner look. (http://weightlossforall.com/a bdominal%20fat.htm)

There are a variety of exercises which challenge and strengthen your mid-section. By including these exercises three to four times a week with your cardio, you will start to finally see the abdominal muscles. Here are some ideas for core strengthening:

Bicycle exercise-lie on your back on the floor with your hands behind your head to support your neck. Bring your knees and shoulders to your chest in a pedaling motion. Remember to keep breathing during the exercise and complete the motion in a controlled and slow manner.

Reverse crunch- bring your knees up to your chest in a 90 degree angle. Remember to breathe while performing the exercise and to slowly raise the knees in order to challenge the abdominal muscles.

Plank exercise- lie down facing the floor, resting your forearms on the ground. Keep your back straight and flat with your stomach tightened. Hold the position for 20-60 seconds. Repeat for 5-10 reps or until you feel tired. The plank position is an overall excellent exercise for not only the core but for the arms and the glutes. (http://exercise.about.com/od/ abs/ss/abexercises.htm)

Side bends- places direct stress on the external obliques by standing straight and bending at the trunk with feet only a few inches apart. Repeat the same motion on the other side.

Torso twists- this movement concentrates on the transverse abdominis muscle. The torso should always remain upright and never twist from the hip. Stand with feet shoulder length apart and begin to twist side to side with controlled movements. (http://weightlossforall.com/e xercise-lovehandles.htm)

To recap, in order to reduce belly fat, you must incorporate a healthy diet, cardiovascular exercise, weight training and abdominal muscle training. Losing the fat around the waistline takes patience and hard work. You should not expect overnight results but do expect to feel healthier and happier by following this routine several times a week.

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