Lose Belly Fat
Three things you need to focus on when looking to lose belly fat:
Nutrition — above all this is the most important factor in melting those of belly fat and shedding kilograms. You may do three hours of cardiovascular every day, 30 days a month nonstop, and if you don’t follow a proper nutrition diet, your chances of seeing changes in your belly fat is very very slim. So important nutrition is that it must be your top priority, your number one. You don’t have to go vegetarian or count your calories every meal however you need to have a very good idea what you are feeding your body he day in and day out. Remember that there’s only 3500 calories in a pound of fat, so you only have to eat 250 calories per day to add a pound of fat within two weeks. To give you a visual example of what 250 calorie is, imagine that 1.5 medium sized bananas. Once again, it is extremely important to watch your food.
Strength training — the second most important factor in losing belly fat. Contrary to what experts say, muscles is where fat is burned — not doing tons and hours of long cardio. Therefore it is important to strive to at least maintain your current muscle mass while continuing burning fat. Ladies, I know you have concerns of becoming bulky like Superman while training with weights, but the fact is, it is extremely difficult to put on those kind of muscles when you are afraid of gaining. Think about it, take a walk around the gym and look at the skinny guys working out. They are not just skinny, they are trying to add more pounds upon their muscle… and still fail miserably. Your proof is there, don’t worry, any muscle mass you add to your body frame, will eventually make you much more attractive when you’ll finally shed off your belly fat!
Cardio training — third and last important factor is your need to focus on stomach fat loss, cardio training is last for a reason. The truth is, other than the benefits of strengthening your lung capacity and heart endurance, you don’t even need to burn belly fat. What am I saying?! Simply put if you eat clean food and train the right way, you can toss doing those tons of cardiovascular out the window forever! However if you do think you still want to do cardio, there are a few types:
Slow cardio — go ahead and take on a slow long walk on your treadmill or a long cycle on your stationary bike. Walk, jog, paddle for a length of around 30 to 50 minutes. This is perfect for those who are beginning, of even an advanced trainee that wants to change his or her routine to break the plateu. You can alternate days with the next form of cardio to keep yourself from getting bored.
Interval training — alternate quick explosive training with short durations of rest. An example would be to sprint for 20 seconds, take a walk for 10 seconds, and repeat that cycle for any number of rounds. To follow this advanced form of cardio training, you need to slowly integrate into your daily program to avoid injury. Frankly, even though it is short in its duration, taxing your body is imminent. If you’re not prepared to take on this kind of advanced training, jumping into it too fast can create an emotionally draining torture that you’ll never want to attempt it again.
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