Belly Fat Exercises

The best belly fat exercises have long been thought to be sit-ups, crunches, and exercises performed on various abs machines. These are usually thought to burn off belly fat because they cause a burning sensation in your abdominal area. But are these the best abs exercises?

We need to understand that developing our abdominal area is really a two-part process:

1. Reduction of belly fat. 
2. Building of abdominal muscles. 

Belly fat exercises that help reduce belly fat aren't the same ones that help build abdominal muscles. It is extremely important to understand that fact.

Belly Fat Exercises To Reduce Belly Fat

The first step in getting you belly in shape is to burn off belly fat. You might have a fully-developed set of six-pack abs. But if there is an excess of overlying belly fat, you'll look fat!

Most people think the fastest way to lose weight is to drastically cut calories and do as many sit-ups or crunches every day. This is the absolute wrong way.

In fact this plan not only doesn't work, it has a good chance of making you fatter. On the other hand, the right belly fat exercises and a healthy diet can give you the flat abs you desire.

Why are crunches and sit-ups not the best abs exercises to reduce belly fat? To lose fat you must create a calorie deficit. There are only two ways you can accomplish this:

• Decrease calories consumed - DIET 
• Increase calories burned - EXERCISE 

Crunches, sit-ups, and abdominal exercise machines do not cause you to burn many calories. These exercises work the small abdominal muscles. These become fatigued before you burn a significant number of calories.

You might be thinking, "I'll really cut my calories (diet) and just do abdominal exercises. It is extremely difficult to burn off belly fat and keep it off with this plan. This is the reason for a 95% failure rate of most weight loss programs.

Here's a great paradox that is the secret of world-class bodybuilders:

It is more effective to eat more and exercise more than it is to eat less without exercising in order to burn off belly fat.

If you're looking for the fastest way to lose weight, here are the best belly fat exercises:

1. Aerobic exercise 
2. Anaerobic exercise (Large muscle resistance training) 

Belly Fat Exercises - Aerobic Exercise

There is confusion about the role of aerobic exercise to reduce belly fat. The bottom line is that oxygen must be used if you are to burn off belly fat. That means an activity must be sustained for a prolonged period.

Points to remember about aerobic exercise to burn off belly fat:

• Exercise must be sustained for at least 20 minutes.
• Exercise must involve large muscle groups (your legs!)
• Here are some of the best aerobic exercises to reduce belly fat: walking, jogging, bicycling, stair climbing, rowing, cross-country skiing, elliptical exercise 

Belly Fat Exercises - Anaerobic Exercise

You can turn your body into a fat-burning machine by building your large muscles. Here are large muscles you should concentrate on developing:

• Leg muscles: quadriceps, hamstrings and to a lesser degree calf muscles
• Chest muscles: pectoralis
• Back muscles: latissimus dorsi

There is a place in your routine for biceps, triceps, abdominals, and shoulder muscles. Most people tend to focus on these. Focus on the large muscles. If you will do this your smaller muscles will get worked as stabilizers.

As you buld these large muscles they will burn more and more calories at rest. This will help you more effectively create a calorie deficit.

Tom Venuto has a plan that will help you burn off belly fat and build muscle. He gives you all the details you need on the best belly fat exercises. He guarantees that you will get results. You can read about his guarantee and his plan: click here.

Very Common Questions:

How long should I work out? How hard should I work out? How often should I work out? How important is my heart rate?

BFFM has the answers.

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