Friday, January 1, 2010

A Holistic Approach to Get Rid of Belly Fat

Belly muscles are designed to help in the balance and coordination for the body’s movements. Constant moving around will certainly keep it in shape. And this proves to be a problem nowadays. Just a few centuries ago, people walk and move all the time. But at present, most people sit all day long at offices and as a result their muscles weaken. When this happen, they won’t be able to support internal oranges that allowing the abdomen to bulge.

And as time passes by, they will become aware of the changes in their belly. And once they notice that their belly is actually getting bigger, they suddenly panic and do drastic action to remove their belly fat. They start to exercise, and most times they focus their work out on the belly. They start developing nice firm muscles but it is not visible. They are all sunken under a layer of fat. Many people are walking around with strong belly muscles that they cannot see.

These people will keep on exercising and they will continually keep on complaining because they will not see the results. They think there is no change, but in reality their muscles are just fine. The problem is the muscles are covered by the extra fats.

The right thing to do is to work on both things. You must be able to strengthen your belly muscle and at the same reduce the fats in your belly. You must realize that strengthening your muscle will not be enough. But at the same time, it is impossible to just lower your belly fat. You burn fat by working and developing a higher muscles mass which will burn more calories even when you rest. You should also be trying to reduce your fattening food consumption. When you lower your fat percentage, the belly muscle will eventually show. This will give way to the “six-pack” look you always wanted.

Nobody can really tell how much and how often one should work-out. It depends on many things. But it is recommended that one should work-out once in two days for 15 minutes, work hard and then rest the next day. If you want to focus on your belly area, try to do it in a moderate manner.

Do not try to find specific exercises that are just for bellies. The key to really achieve your flat belly is the combination of low fat diet and the right exercise.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Ryan!

    You have a point! Nowadays, there are lots of people who are very worried about their bodies. Since today, our lifestyle is very different than before. Buying foods or snacks is much easier today because fastfood chains are everywhere and it can be delivered to your home or office. Usually, we have no time to do outdoor activities that's why we only store carbs in our body. I don't want to get fat or gain weight, so every Saturday and Sundays, I go to the nearest gym for some work out. Just last week, when I visited my friend's house, I saw a spa for body wrap (San Jose-based). I also saw a spa for body wrap Bay Area based. This spa treatment has become very intriguing. When I arrived, I told her about it. She said that this treatment is very popular among women who want to lose weight and have slimmer bodies. Through wrapping process, unwanted fats melt in an hour. I want to try it soon! After Christmas and New year, I'll start my diet program.

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