You have decided it's time to get rid of that ever present belly fat and rev up your abs for the 6 pack look. There is a way to getting rid of belly fat and doing a bit of re-sculpting. It will take time, patience and some effort. It won't happen overnight and it might get discouraging from time to time. But anything worth doing to improve your health is worth doing to the best of your ability. It may require changing your eating habits, exercise habits and perhaps a lifestyle change or two but if you've come this far in thinking about it, you are only a short step away from going for it.
Diet and exercise are the two main components to losing weight, reducing body fat and building muscle. A sensible plan will be more effective than taking diet, exercise or both to the extremes. You want an overall balanced plan that you can adapt for the long term. Once your goals have been met, you will want to maintain a diet and exercise plan that will maintain your overall health.
A combination of cardiovascular and aerobic exercises will burn calories and reduce fat in all areas of the body. A good cardio work is effective in 30 to 60 minute increments at least 4 times per week. If you haven't exercised in a while, it may take some time to build up to 30 to 60 minutes. Start slow and work at building up your time.
If you jump from couch potato to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise all at once, the results could be discouraging send you back to the sofa. Exercising increases your metabolism and helps burn calories. Exercise can come in the form of mowing the lawn, chasing your kids around the soccer field or taking a walk after dinner. Strength training builds muscle and muscle burns calories. Moderate weight training in addition to cardio and aerobic workouts will round out your exercise program for overall weight loss and fitness.
Diet is the other component to weight loss, especially eradicating belly fat. Adopt a diet low in calories and fat and high in protein and carbohydrates. Eliminate refined carbohydrates as much as possible. Do away with sugar laden foods such as soda and sodium filled foods such as potato chips and pretzels. Reduce your portions of rice, potatoes and pasta and substitute vegetables such as cauliflower, asparagus, zucchini and broccoli in its place. Eat 6 to 10 small meals rather than 3 meals a day. Eating smaller portions more often will keep you from feeling hungry between meals and makes you body work often to burn calories, optimizing your metabolism. Eat your larger meals in the middle of the day rather than at night. That enables your body to burn more calories when you're most active rather than when you are relaxing at night.
Now that you have a few of the necessary tools, start burning that belly fat and redefining your 6 pack.
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