The Tricky Mystery In Fitness: How To Get a Flat Stomach?

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Saturday, January 7, 2012 | 1:03 AM

By Leif Oakman


Here's what the average gym instructor will tell you - hit those crunches and leg raises as hard as you can, spend years running on that treadmill, and then you can start thinking about a flat stomach. All these instructions do is get you to sign up for expensive memberships and lighten your wallets.

Throughout those million reps-per session of stomach crunches and leg-raises, all you do is tighten up those muscles without touching upon the fat. The only way to get rid of that fat is to focus your efforts onto it. However, these abs-specific exercises do not touch either the subcutaneous layer of fat, above your muscles, or the visceral layer, below the muscles.

Without focusing on a fat-burning routine that looks out for the entire body, that abdominal bulge will stay exactly where it is.

To know how to tone your stomach, you need to know exactly how to target abdominal fat through a simple exercise program and a simpler diet plan. You don't need expensive gym membership plans or movie-star diets to burn your fat. All you need is a simple combination of a full-body workout and a natural diet to rocket you along the way to a six-pack.

Abs-focused exercises are not a bad thing - in fact, they can be included twice a week, for about five minutes, into your routine. However, that is all that you need out of them. Anything more would be a mere waste of time and effort, with little to show in terms of results. Instead, if you spend time in a full-body workout that is scientifically designed to burn belly fat, you would benefit more, and quicker.

You don't need to keep piling on those reps because unless you are attacking those fat cells, reps don't count! Instead, adding resistance makes a bigger difference, especially when you are working your whole body. More resistance or weight is the best way to attain leaner muscles, which means your fat gets burnt off quicker and more efficiently. Add a quick burst of energy, by filling each meal with nutrient rich food, and you are well on your way to a flat stomach.

Processed food is like "poison" for the human body. The harmful products that go into those foods not only kill any hint of nutrition they might have, but also add in a lot of hard-to-digest substances that slowly deteriorate your health. If you are looking for quick sources of energy, try eating fruits in a natural form! There's nothing better, with adequate water content as well, to help nutrients dissolve quickly and help your body's energy reserves.

By shifting to natural foods, you not only guarantee that you get the right amount of nutrients and energy levels to maintain that strenuous work-out regime, you also ensure that your body only gets elements that help it move towards fitness, not away from it. When you add a well-planned exercise routine to burn off your abdominal fat, then six packs are just days away.

The next time you begin wondering how to tone your stomach and get rid of that bulge, just remember that the simple things are usually the best! A simple full-body exercise routine combined with a simple nutrient-rich diet is your ticket to a flashy six-pack!




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