How to Lose Belly Fat

Note: This is page 2 see page 1 How to Lose Stomach Fat

Calorie Control

We should be mentally prepared and have a good idea of how to lose belly fat at this point. This next step is going to require some preparation and honestly a lot of discipline. Yes, you will have to give up the fats, the sweets, and keep your distance from the fast food places. If you cannot resist the temptation of a candy bar, a double meat double cheese burger, or a king size bag of your favorite chips this step is going to be the toughest. Remember the goal is to decrease the fat storage in your body not to fuel it. But you do not have to worry there are plenty of healthy things you may eat and the intent is getting healthy without starving.

What you need to fuel now is your metabolism. The best way to start is by stocking plenty of the lean meats, fish, and low fat dairy products all of these are great protein sources, eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods these are great carbohydrate sources. Use fresh fruits and vegetables to make your own juices if possible and make sure you drink plenty of water. Increase the number of daily meals you eat but make them smaller meals. One great way to do this is to decrease the size of your 3 main meals, and add a snack between the morning and afternoon meals. This will keep your belly full and your metabolism active all day long.

Develop your exercise routine

This will be the hardest part if you still want to lose belly fat. You will need to set up an exercise routine to exercise at least 45 minutes a day 3 days a week. It will easier to stick to your routine if you establish a set time to do your exercises up front. Consistency is very important a random haphazard approach will not lead to successful results. Your routine needs to include weight and resistance exercises as muscles are great calorie burners even when you are at rest. Next it needs to include cardio work outs as these will raise your heart rate and boost metabolism to give you that fat burning power you will need. It is important to determine what your target heart rate should be. The American Heart association recommends you exercise at 50-85% of your target heart rate. This number will vary depending on your age and your health. Check with your doctor if you are unsure about your target heart rate.

Pick your exercises

Your weight and resistance training should mainly focus on areas you wish to target for example, your mid section if you want to lose belly fat. You can do crunches, crossover crunches, oblique crunches, reverse crunches and vertical leg crunches these are not all inclusive and you don’t need to do all of them. You can alternate these exercises to keep it interesting. On the Cardio side you may try swimming, walking, jogging, or jumping rope. Again you can alternate to make it interesting.

Now that you have a good idea of how to lose belly fat here are a couple extra tips to insure your safety and health. Consult your health professional before you start, don’t be afraid of hiring a trainer at least initially to get you off on the right foot, and use these tips to help develop your individualized nutrition and exercise program. Now get off that couch and start working on your fitness goals it is time to get healthy.