Wednesday, October 21, 2009

How Can I Get Rid Of My Belly Fat?

By Steve Roberts

You know that one of the biggest problems we have is trying to get rid of belly fat. There are two main types of belly fat. Around our internal organs is Visceral fat and this helps protect them. The other main fat is Subcutaneous fat. This is the jiggly stuff right under your skin and that is what you want to get rid of.

In order to learn how you can get rid of your belly fat, you must first understand a few basic points.

Abs exercises like crunches and sit-ups will tone up your stomach muscles but they are probably the least effective exercises for getting rid of belly fat.

Doing the same cardio exercises three times a week will bore you to death before it gets rid of any large amount of belly fat. You need to combine cardio with resistance training to get real results.

Forget diet pills and fat shredding tablets they are all a waste of money and do not work.

It pays to read the labels on the so called health foods. Do this and you will find that many of them are packed full of sugar and additives.

If you want to start working on losing that belly fat and getting a flat stomach then follow these three main principals.

Firstly, you must start exercising. As I said before, doing hours of crunches will not provide you with great results. You will tone the muscles underneath, but your belly fat will still be there. In order to get rid of the fat on your belly, you need to burn up more calories than you are consuming. Remember, fat is unused energy. You will need to combine cardio with resistance training. This can include cycling, running, swimming, dancing playing sports etc. Combine with resistance exercise such as squats, lunges, light weight lifting, press-ups etc.

Secondly, you will need to start eating the correct foods. Many people don't realize but the most effective weight loss results come from exercise combined with healthy eating. It can be complicated to know what to eat given the amount of information available to us, but a good rule to remember is you are trying to burn off more calories than you are consuming.

And finally, you will need to keep up your good work. Beginning an exercise program and eating healthily is great but you need to be consistent. It needs to become a routine and not something you do when you have the spare time. Try to change your current schedule so that your new routine fits in easily and you will be less likely to skip it.

It really is important to your health and lifestyle to get fit and stay fit! As mentioned routine is important and you should look for a fitness program that you can easily fit into your lifestyle as this will help ensure that you get into that routine that could save your life. I wish you every success in getting fit and shedding that belly fat.

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