What are the best exercises to lose stomach fat?

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Exercises to lose stomach fat

Any cardio exercise that works to burn body fat overall will be equally successful in its ability to burn belly fat if you combine it with a change in eating habits. For real results, you will need cardio exercise and a change in eating habits to lose stomach fat and stop it from returning. Refined processed carbohydrates are a major cause of insulin resistance and fat accumulating around the stomach and abdomen area. There is a list of these foods further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.

Refined processed carbohydrates are also a major cause of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes type 2, unwanted weight gain, obesity, and many other diet related diseases.

Cardio exercise can be such things as cardio walking, running, jogging, trampolining, cross-country skiing, Nordic walking, etc. Cardio walking is easier on your body than running or jogging and it is sustainable. There are several free cardio plans (one easier plan, one harder plan, or one intense plan) to get you started, listed further down this page, under Sources and Related Links.

In addition to cardio exercise, you need to replace those unwanted refined processed carbohydrates with 'fat burning' foods and make excellent use of the thermic effect of those foods. If you are unsure what these foods are, you will find a list of refined processed carbohydrates and a list of fat burning foods, plus more the thermic effect of foods, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.

In addition to cardio, you might try calisthenics or Pilates (100's, criss cross....) and drink lots of water as it flushes away toxins. Also, you must eliminate or cut right down on the refined processed carbohydrates and fatty foods. Contrary to popular belief, sit-ups do not work well. Try hollow holds, v-ups, lemon squeezers, even leg lifts (on a bar, not on the ground). One of the most effective things for stomach fat is cardio exercise and weight training or pilates. Cardio exercise drops the pounds, weight training or pilates tones and tightens your muscles and core.

Changing your diet or eating habits, as mentioned earlier, in addition to regular cardio exercise is essential. Refined processed carbohydrates are one of the main causes of insulin resistance and body fat accumulating around the waist, stomach or whole abdomen.

In summary, to get the best results from exercises to lose stomach fat, and to avoid body fat accumulating around your abdomen in the future, you need to engage in cardio exercise such as cardio walking, mini-trampolining, cross-country skiing, running, jogging, etc., eliminate or strictly limit (apart from the occasional treat) refined processed carbohydrates, replace those foods with fat burning foods, and make good use of the thermic effect of foods.

So, for the free lists and plans to get you started or to take you further:

  1. Free cardio walking exercises to lose stomach fat, plan 1 (the easier plan)
  2. Free cardio walking exercises to lose stomach fat, plan 2 (the harder plan)
  3. Free intense cardio exercises to lose stomach fat, plan 3 (running)
  4. List of the refined processed carbohydrates (to avoid or strictly limit)
  5. List of fat burning foods (to replace the refined processed carbohydrates), and more about the thermic effect of these foods

See the page links, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.
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