Top 10 Fat-Burning Ab Exercises For Women
Fat-burning abdominal exercises are important because all movement begins with the core. It’s important to stabilize and strengthen your core area if you want to avoid painful trunk and trunk-related injuries.
One of the critical measurements is your waist-to-hip ratio (waist measurement divided by hip measurement). This measurement is important because there is a correlation between chronic diseases and abdominal fat. A ratio above .80 for females and above .95 for males could put you at risk for a number of diseases, including cancer. For example, if your waist is 31 inches and your hips are 41 inches, your waist-to-hip ratio would be .76. A "skinny-fat" person could have an unfavorable waist-to-hip ratio.
Abdominal exercises get huge amounts of attention because everyone wants toned, sculpted abs! Concentrate on full body strength training and not just “spot reduction” ab exercises. Spot reduction won’t work if that’s all you are doing for exercise. You need to build muscle on your total body to speed up your metabolism and improve the calorie-burning and fat-burning process around-the-clock. If you want to do some extra work on your abs, that’s okay.
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These exercises sound great, but I don't know what most of them are. (I have absolutely no idea how to do an "ab ball rollout" or "hanging leg raise," etc. Do you know where I can find descriptions or photos of someone doing these exercises so I can learn how to do them? Thanks so much!
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Great exercises, I start from today, actually I neglect my health a lot, I should be aware of Cancer, Thanks Mark.
Great! The best day to get started with exercise is TODAY!
I agree,because it was introduced as a great cardio workout which burns a lot of fat while toning muscles,Exercise is the best way of shaving weight.
But why is it so difficult for most people to get a six pack?
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