Regardless of how many times you say you love your belly fat and your love handles, you are most likely to have wished they could disappear at least 50% of those times. It is important we love and take pride in our bodies regardless of the shape or form they are in. However, in loving and taking pride in our body, it is essential that we work towards making those bodies, the best version of themselves (No, belly fats and love handles are NOT the best versions of your body). Making our bodies the best version of themselves requires the right food and exercises. Different exercises focus on different parts of the body so the type of exercises you do matters.
Below are some exercises that are sure to help you lose your belly fat:-
1.Bicycle
Bicycle focuses on your sides (the oblique muscles). By strengthening these muscles, whilst losing weight, you are able to develop a smooth silhouette (goodbye to love handles). This exercise basically incorporates the crunch into the normal bicycle movement. To do this;
- Lie flat on your back with your hands behind your head
- Pedal as you would on a bicycle making sure your thigh forms an angle of 45 degrees with your abdomen each time you lift them
- In addition, whilst pedaling lift your head up so the elbow opposite that knee touches it (i.e. right elbow touches left knee)
2.Vertical Leg Crunch
The vertical leg crunch is almost like the traditional crunch. However, it focuses on your sides as well as the front of your belly (the oblique and rectus abdominis muscles respectively). This routine involves you;
- lying flat on your back, with your arms behind your head
- lifting your legs into the air and crossing them (knee over the knee)
- Then lifting your shoulders off the floor as in a “sit-up” whilst your legs are still in the air.
3.Leg Lifts
This exercise routine is really easy and also helps in strengthening your sides. All you need to do is;
- Lie on your side
- Lift one leg up until it makes an angle of 90 degrees with the ground and forms an ‘L’ with your body
- Keep it up for approximately 5 seconds and bring it back down
4. Cardio exercises
It is important to include at least two cardio exercises in your routine. It could be jogging, skipping or running. Although cardio exercises don’t focus on only your abdomen. They cause a generalized loss of fat, making you lose body fat as well as belly fat. One advantage they have over other exercises is that they also help maintain the health of your heart and lungs.
Conclusion
Losing belly fat should always include both cardio exercises and strength exercises which focus on the abdominal muscles. This is because cardio focuses on fat loss whilst the strength exercises focus on muscle building. It is important to also make sure you eat right and make these exercises a routine practice so that your belly fat loss lasts.
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