How to Get Rid of the Fat Around Your Tummy
Recent studies show that belly fat is among the most dangerous types of fat. Getting rid of those extra pounds around your middle will be a big boost to your overall health. While you can't choose where you melt off the pounds, you can strengthen the muscles in your abdomen, which will help firm up your belly. Exercise your abdominal muscles and eat a reduced-calorie diet and watch the pounds melt away.
Instructions
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Do sit-ups. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and back straight. Place your hands flat on your stomach and take a deep breath. Exhale and pull your belly in, lifting your head and shoulders off the floor. Repeat 10 times. Sit ups are good for the upper part of the abdomen. Start with 10 and work your way up to 150 to 500 per day.
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Try some crunches. Some people prefer these to the situps. Lie on your back. Lift your feet and shoulders off the ground at the same time. You can cross your arms in front of you or hold them loosely behind your neck. Take 10 seconds to curl up and 10 seconds to curl back. When you keep your pelvis tilted, your abdominals work twice as hard. Make it more challenging by moving your arms father away from your trunk, which changes your center of gravity.
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Do pull-ins to work your lower abdominals. Lie flat on the floor with your arms at your sides. Slowly pull your knees into your mid-section. Extend your legs straight out, make sure not to touch the floor. Hold and then bring them back in to your chest.
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March in place. Stand so your feet are shoulder-width apart. Pick up one foot, then the other foot as if you are marching in a parade. Do this for three to five minutes. This is a great exercise to do while you are talking on the phone.
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Work those side abdominals with side bends. Use dumbbells, soup cans, water bottles or whatever you have around that you can hold in your hands to provide resistance. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Holding your weights, slowly bend to one side, reaching as close as you can to the floor. Take a deep breath and slowly return to the standing position.
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Tips & Warnings
Switch to whole grains, flax seed on things.
Eat a piece of fruit before each meal.
Eat breakfast.
Drink lots of water
Stand while talking on the phone
Sit on a exercise ball while on the computer
3,500 calories = 1 pound = 35 miles walking at 100 calories/mile.
Copyright Zahzel Rose.
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