Melt Away Your Belly Fat!
Melt away your belly fat by doing something else: burn fat all over your body! Don’t try spot reduction—it won’t work! Build muscle, burn fat, speed up your metabolism and lose weight (and keep it off) by toning your whole body!
Remember, you want body composition changes (less body fat, more muscle mass). Your belly fat didn’t appear overnight and you won’t get rid of it overnight! Changing your body composition will take time and hard work on your part.
First, Don't focus on your belly fat (don’t look in the mirror too long)! Focus on burning total body fat with full body circuit strength training and short, intense cardio sessions. Your strength training sessions should be about 40-50 minutes (3 times a week) and your cardio sessions should be about 20 minutes (3-4 times a week). Your strength training workouts will include core exercises like planks, bridges, ab curl ups, back extensions and mountain climbers to help burn your belly fat. If you want to do extra "belly fat burning" core exercises on off days, you can.
Second, make sure you have a good meal plan that includes plenty of foods like fruits, vegetables, protein and whole grains.
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