The Health Nut Blog

Men and women both want those nice flat, sexy abs
they could proudly show off their midsections and slim, visible abs. Frequently
they will start an exercise program with the goal of losing their belly and
getting back their flat, sexy abs
they once had when they were young.

It's a worthwhile goal and it CAN BE DONE! You should set aside the slick magazine lies and
the poor advice, misdirection and hype promulgated on TV, the web, media and
from the mouths of misinformed "experts". There are three areas of prime importance to keep in
mind if you want to start a successful exercise program to get your nice sexy
abs back.

First off, you must get a handle on your diet. It's pretty certain that you will
never lose your belly if keep eating the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) of fast
food burgers, fries and a soda. Nutrient deficient, we are malnourished
for foods that really supply the nutrients the body needs and grab junk food and processed crap. The basic premise here is to eat unprocessed or the most minimally processed foods possible.
You have to begin getting more fresh, nutritionally sound foods in your diet and staying away from
fried, overcooked and empty calorie junk. It also a bad idea to fall
for the current fad diet of the month, be it low fat, low carb or low anything.
Your body needs the macronutrients from all these food groups. The body needs
healthy fats, for example, from good sources like avocadoes, eggs, coconuts,
nuts and fish. What it doesn't need are the fats from refined, hydrogenated oils
or overprocessed, fried junk foods.

Secondly, if you want six pack abs, then
you have to stop focusing on training your abs! They may seem contradictory
until you understand a key point about starting an effective exercises program:
You must start an exercise or training program that triggers a metabolic response that burns fat! Sit ups and crunches simply don't mobilize the body enough to do this.

The main hurdle especially when first starting out, is to lower your body fat
percentage. One of the main reasons you don't have a six pack is because they
aren't visible-they are covered up by layers of fat!
So instead of doing specific "abs exercises" like crunches or situps you need to
zero in on the larger muscle groups like the chest, legs and back. Examples of
better exercises are squats, deadlifts, step ups, wind sprints, kettlebells, and
step-ups. These work much better for fat burning. 

Thirdly, understand that intense, variable resistance training does more to burn
fat in your body than monotonous, steady state type of cardio like long distance
running. Resistance exercises are the fastest way to build muscle and the more muscle mass your body has
the easier it will be to keep the fat off and stay in shape.

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# posted by NeilG @ 7:38 AM