When it comes to exercising, how do you lose that stubborn belly fat? Before we jump into the exercise side of things, one major key to losing belly fat is your nutrition. Making sure you get your vegitables, whole grains which as vitamin B 12, and protein. Vitamin B12 will help speed up your metabolism. The protein is key to buring fat and gaining lean muscle. Don’t listen to the hype about no carbs, this is your main source of energy, but heathy carbs. If anything, cutting less carbs is okay if they are bad carbs, but having none or next to none shouldn’t happen. Bad carbs are things such as white pastas and sugars. Now, during exercise, what is the best way to lose belly fat? Number one is to not focus on doing sit ups and ab machines. Unless you are under a certain body fat percentage, sit ups should barley be apart of your workout. Doing major and bigger movements, such as bench, squats, deadlifts, and shoulder presses will help.
Focus on bigger exercises, this will burn more calories, lose fat, and help you build muscle. For example: Sepertating muscle groups, such as doing back one day, shoulders the next, legs, and then chest. (sample workouts are listed above under “workout programs”). Doing sit ups will not get you there. You don’t burn that much calories to even get you close to your weight loss goal. Can you still strengthen your core? Yes of course, so doing planks and things like that are okay. If you are eating really healthy, lifting weights, and doing your cardio, the weight will melt off by itself. Being consistant is another major thing. If you get frustrated and give up, or get depressed, stressed, then that can have a negative effect. So always keep fousing on your goal and work hard.
Example of healthy carbs and foods you can eat.