ok the only routine for losing abdominal fats, despite all the rubbish u see on commercials, heard from rumours, or read on trendy female magazines,
is to RUN.
there is no substitution for having your presentable abs. Doing 'spot' exercises DO NOT burn the fats there faster. I will debunk this myth once and for all.
You see, most of us DO already have the 6-pack abs muscle there. Without which we wont be able to even stand upright.
So fact No 1: Your already have abdominal muscle, regardless of whether they are visible or not.
The beer gut that most men have and lower abs fat deposition problem that most women have, is simply gene, diet and lifestyle.
Gene predetermines the number of fat cells we have by the time we reach puberty. So that cannot be changed short of going for liposuction. Gene also determine if you are an ectomorph, endomorph or mesomorph.
Ectomorphs are slow gainers. Those skinny people that cannot get fat or build muscles easily no matter how hard they try tend to be ectomorphs. So when you hear a friend say, I anyhow eat also wont get fat, he/she is not out to prick your ego, perhaps its the genetic truth after all.
Mesomorphs are the easy gainers. They tend to be either overweight, or body-builders. They grow huge with ease. The scandinavians tend to be genetic mesomorphs, in the true viking tradition.
Endomorphs are simply in-between kind of people.
Diet is no-brainer. What, how and when you eat determines what you are. Overdose yourself with carbohydrates, especially simply carbs (i.e. anything sweet) will instantly trigger an insulin response. The function of insulin, without going to technical, is to shuttle nutrients into your cells, for the cells use. Also a large insulin response converts the excess glucose into fats. (this seems to be a natural self-preservation process. body suddenly receives alot of food, body 'thinks' after this huge meal there wont be more soon, so all store as fats.)
Fact No 2. Sweet make you fat. Overeating make you fat. Try crash dieting, then cannot discipline and binge, makes you fat.
To make it even easier, the body is a strict accountant. You put in calories and never use those calories through exercising, your 'fat bank' steadily increase. You can eat anything, but if you run marathon on a regular basis, I can bet with you, there will hardly be an ounce of fat hanging from your belly. To lose it, the output has to be more than input. Its that simple really.
Fact No 3: An active lifestyle and a moderate diet will simply keep the gut growth in check.
Talking about lifestyle, if you tend to do supper, and if the content of the supper consist of carbs and fats, then it is highly likely you will gain fat.
Fact No 4: Eating supper consisting of carbs and fats (like prata) makes you fat.
The reason is because, soon after supper, you will be sleeping and your metabolic rates crashes. The excess 'energy input' cannot be expended, hence, they will present themselves on your belly.
However to cut all the layerings of fat which sits on top of your 6-pack making them invisible, is not easy.
Doing sport exercises like crunches just trains the abs muscle underneath. Remember that the fat is still there. If your abs grow bigger through the abs exercise, so will your overall tummy.
Fact No 5: Doing abs training will not get rid of the belly.
So one has to endeavour in lengthy aerobics exercises which will create the 'outlet' for all the exercise stored energy in the form of your fats, i.e RUN. RUN LIKE HELL!
Fact No 6: There is nothing better than running, because it is the aerobic exercise that one can do for a long time (you can run longer period then you can swim), and expends relatively more energy, then say cycling. (unless of course you can do pullups for 30 minute straight without dismounting the bar.)
Aerobics classes that are offered at those flashy gyms don't cut it like plain ol' running either. Have you ever met a slim well-toned aerobic instructor? Fact is they dont exist. They do the same thing day in day out at the same level of intensity for the same duration. Have u met well-toned lean mean marathon runners? Plenty.
Usually, general knowledge is that, the minimum time period to run has to be 20 minutes, to effect usage of fats as energy. I will want to point out that they have never raise the question of the intensity of the run. A fastish 11min/2.4km for 20 min will use up much more energy than a leisure jog that those trendy lady mags recommend. Thus you see this lady at your stadium every other day doing her minimum requirement 20 min, at a leisure pace, and you wont see her slim down even after 3 months. If you meet someone like that, you can do a good deed by telling her to speed up and quit wasting time.
Fact No 7: Running faster is better than running slower for cutting fats.
I wont even want to comment on those shamefully hilarious vibrating gadgets that those cunning business minds conjure up to deceive those weak-minded, want-to-take-the-easy-way-out sedentary folks.
There is no easy way out, because we all had the easy way 'in' when we drink and eat to our heart's content. To reverse the process, one has to balance the 'comfort account' by 'suffering' on the way out.
