We all want a toned, flat
stomach. No surprise there. But since many women are still relying on crunches
to get it, we want to make one thing clear: Crunching is not the most effective
abs workout. Exercise is an effective method for losing belly fat. If you want
to speed up belly fat loss, you can select cardio activities that shed more
calories per minute. Regular strength training is also important to boosting
your daily calorie burning. Through increased cardio and strength training
activity, you can meet your belly loss goals.
Effective
Exercises to lose belly fat
Side
Plank
This abs exercise is more
challenging than a traditional plank because you're supporting your entire body
weight on two points of contact instead of four. As a result, you must work your
core harder to stay stabilized. Lie on your left side with your elbow directly
beneath your shoulder and legs stacked. Place your right hand on your left
shoulder or on your right hip. Brace your abs and lift your hips off the floor
until you're balancing on your forearm and feet so that your body forms a
diagonal line. Hold for 30 to 45 seconds. If you can’t hold that long, stay up
as long as you can and then repeat until you’ve held for 30 seconds total.
Switch sides and repeat.
Alligator
Drag
This abs exercise uses your
entire core to keep your body stabilized and burns additional calories by
adding movement (dragging yourself along the floor). It mixes cardio,
stability, and strength training to get you fast results. Find a stretch of
floor that allows you to go forward 10 to 20 yards, and grab anything that will
slide over the surface with minimal friction. Dinner plates or plastic bags
work on a carpeted floor, while towels work on wood or tile. Start in pushup
position with your feet on the slides, towels, or plates. Walk yourself forward
with your hands to the end of your runway (aim for at least 10 yards). Rest for
60 to 90 seconds (or as long as you need to recover) and repeat the alligator
walk back to where you started. That’s one set. Repeat one more time.
Reverse
Crunches
This is another exercise that
will help you to easily get rid of stomach fat. Lie with your back on a mat.
Raise your knees with the feet planted on the ground. Keep both the hands on
either side of your body. Push your feet in such a way that your thighs are perpendicular
to the ground and your feet are off the ground. Now lift your back such that
your knees bend towards your chest. Inhale when you plant your feet on the
ground and exhale when you lift your back and move your knees towards the
chest. Repeat this for 10 times and for two more sets.
Bicycle
Exercise
This is yet another exercise
that will help you to shed excess fat round your belly area easily. Lie flat on
the floor or the mat and keep both the hands on either side of your head. Now
lift both your legs from the ground and bend them at your knees. Now pull your
right knee close to your chest with your left leg out. When you are bringing
the right knee up you can try to meet your left elbow with your right knee to
have a perfect stomach crunch. Now take your right leg out and bring your left
knee close to your chest. Now, lift your upper body and make sure that your
right elbow touches your left knee for a perfect crunch. Repeat this for 10 to
12 times for both the sides and for two consecutive sets.
Side
To Side Bending
Bending side to side not just
helps in reducing excess fat deposits in your stomach area, but it also helps
in giving your love handles a perfect shape. Stand in an erect position with
your feet together. Lift both your hands and stretch it above your head and
make sure that they are clasped together. Now bend your body to your left side
as much as possible until you feel a strain on your right side. Hold in this
position for 15 seconds. Now come back to the same standing position. Now
repeat the same on the right side. Now hold this position for about 15 seconds.
Once you get comfortable holding on for 15 seconds, you can increase it to 30
seconds or more on both sides.
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