A lot of folks who opt to exercise at home without proper workout programs soon learn that expensive gadgets and products aimed at isolating the abdominal muscles don't do much in getting rid of the fat around the belly. They realize too late that the wonder products in those late night infomercials are just gimmicks designed to take advantage of people's desperation to get six-pack abs quickly.
The physiological set-up of the human body makes our midsection a bit more difficult to harden and tone-up. People that don't exercise enough or suffer from slow metabolism have love-handles and potbellies because body fat is stored more around the belly than any other part of the body.
Truth is, the muscles that form the six-pack look aren't any harder to build-up and strengthen than our biceps, traps or pectorals. There's just more frustration in getting six-pack abs because of the stubborn layer of fat covering the contours and striations of the muscle tissue underneath.
Putting together the right combination of workouts as well as eating wisely are the most effective (read: fastest) way to attain that elusive six pack. Metabolism and keeping it in relatively high levels will help us shed and keep-off that ugly potbelly.
Donning sweats, grabbing a towel and going about the gym blindly doing reps on the ab machine is not the way to get abs quickly. Neither is limiting your food intake to diet shakes and tasteless crackers and boiled egg whites- this serves only to give you sense of feeling deprived, increasing the risk of going on a binge.
Studies show that the most effective exercises for targeting body fat are cardiovascular exercises that keep the heart rate at a steady, optimal rate (just below the maximum heart rate). These burn the most calories from body fat rather than from carbohydrates and glycogen stores. Glycogen is a substance that is essential to muscle repair and development.
Another way to accelerate belly fat burn is to compliment your workout regimen with healthy eating habits. Timing your consumption of the different food types (proteins, carbs, etc.) can aid the body's ability to absorb nutrients and keep it from packing on the pounds from body fat.
Contrary to what a lot of people think, cutting-back on food intake to lose weight is not the right way to get abs. Sure, you can lose weight by skipping breakfast or lunch, but this invariably leads to loss of muscle instead of fat. Our body's metabolism slows down when we start to feel hunger pangs. This may come from our caveman days when food was scarce. A slower metabolism means less calories burned from body fat and thus it's better to avoid going hungry by munching on something healthy whenever we have the munchies. - 15683
The physiological set-up of the human body makes our midsection a bit more difficult to harden and tone-up. People that don't exercise enough or suffer from slow metabolism have love-handles and potbellies because body fat is stored more around the belly than any other part of the body.
Truth is, the muscles that form the six-pack look aren't any harder to build-up and strengthen than our biceps, traps or pectorals. There's just more frustration in getting six-pack abs because of the stubborn layer of fat covering the contours and striations of the muscle tissue underneath.
Putting together the right combination of workouts as well as eating wisely are the most effective (read: fastest) way to attain that elusive six pack. Metabolism and keeping it in relatively high levels will help us shed and keep-off that ugly potbelly.
Donning sweats, grabbing a towel and going about the gym blindly doing reps on the ab machine is not the way to get abs quickly. Neither is limiting your food intake to diet shakes and tasteless crackers and boiled egg whites- this serves only to give you sense of feeling deprived, increasing the risk of going on a binge.
Studies show that the most effective exercises for targeting body fat are cardiovascular exercises that keep the heart rate at a steady, optimal rate (just below the maximum heart rate). These burn the most calories from body fat rather than from carbohydrates and glycogen stores. Glycogen is a substance that is essential to muscle repair and development.
Another way to accelerate belly fat burn is to compliment your workout regimen with healthy eating habits. Timing your consumption of the different food types (proteins, carbs, etc.) can aid the body's ability to absorb nutrients and keep it from packing on the pounds from body fat.
Contrary to what a lot of people think, cutting-back on food intake to lose weight is not the right way to get abs. Sure, you can lose weight by skipping breakfast or lunch, but this invariably leads to loss of muscle instead of fat. Our body's metabolism slows down when we start to feel hunger pangs. This may come from our caveman days when food was scarce. A slower metabolism means less calories burned from body fat and thus it's better to avoid going hungry by munching on something healthy whenever we have the munchies. - 15683
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