Eliminate Unhealthy Belly Fat With Diet and Exercise!
Oct 23rd, 2008 by Gail M. Davis
Experts agree that excess belly fat, due to menopause, too much beer, or overindulging at the dinner table, is significantly unhealthier than fat stored in other areas of your body! The most dangerous thing about this abdominal fat isn’t the part that you can grab, but the deep fat inside that is surrounding your organs. Breast cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are just three of the many health concerns attributed to too much belly fat. There are simple steps that you can take to help eliminate unsightly belly fat. The process isn’t a quick one, but with diligence and consistency, success can be achieved. We’ll discuss a few of the steps here.
There is no substitute for eating healthy foods in healthy amounts! Make it a priority to learn about food pyramid recommendations, nutrition fact labels, and proper portion sizes. Study this information, commit it to memory, and practice it on a daily basis.
Water should be your main source of hydration! Skim milk and unsweetened tea are acceptable as well, but sweet drinks and drinks containing artificial sweeteners, should be saved for very special occasions. Severely limit all sweet food choices. They provide no nutritional value and slow weight loss.
By far the most important step in the elimination of belly fat is the cardio workout! A minimum of thirty minutes each day should be spent on an activity that makes you sweat while huffing and puffing. Jumping rope, biking, swimming laps, playing basketball, running, and power walking all aid in the burning of major calories. Weight training and target exercises are important components also, and should be a part of the daily regime.
Limiting or eliminating stress is imperative! The hormone cortisol is released during stress, and researchers believe that it stimulates the storage of fat around the abdomen and belly. They determined that a fat belly is most likely to develop in stressed men of any age, and older stressed women!
There are other easy steps that can be taken to deal with this condition, but these are by far the most important ones. Patience is necessary as it takes several months for the body to display the benefits of a new program. By following these steps, belly fat can be eliminated or greatly reduced.
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