The 7 Best Ab Workouts

I had a lot of challenges determining the best ways to flatten my potbelly until I came across a fitness expert. She advised me to try out ab workouts which I did and results were positive. I was happy and decided to share my experience with the world. That is the reason why I am penning this blog post with the hope that you and many other potbellied as well as obese persons will benefit.

Hipless crunch

This is a variation that has a direct impact on the abs without involving the hips or any of the upper parts of the body. It is easily achieved through having the calves rest on a flat and raised surface with arms extended. The chin should never be pulled towards the chest as it will become difficult. If your shoulders or neck cannot maintain a relaxed posture then that will be the time to stop the variation.

No-hands reverse crunch

The hands are anchored overhead which helps to make muscles around the belly active. This is the posture that you should assume when using this variation. You can have the legs straightened if you want the exercising to be a bit hard and strenuous. Tilting the pelvis will make it more effective.

V crunch

This is an exercise that will have a good coordination of the lower and upper body parts in ensuring they move concurrently. This helps to increase the amount of muscle fibers to your body’s midsection. The chest should always be lifted and back straightened when doing this variation.

Side plank

You must be able to balance your body well for you to manage this exercise. It is a bit complicated over the rest but very effective in working out the abs. You should lie on either the right or left side with the elbow just below the shoulder and feet loaded together. Your posture should be precise such that the legs, hips, torso, neck and head are on a straight line.

Reverse crunches

You will do this as you lie on the floor using your back. Your hands should be below the head and knees curved such that you will be able to lift up to an angle of 90 degrees. The space between the chest and chin should be considerable to make it possible inhaling and exhaling.

Crunches with heel push

In this, the hips are usually raised when crunching up. The feet have to be vertically positioned in a way that they face the roof. It has very minimal differences with the vertical legs variation.

Crunches with arms extended

The arms are extended above your head with this variation that is considered to be more traditional. In the process of crunching up and down, your arms should squeeze the ears to attain the right posture.

How to Lose Belly Fat and get Flattened Stomach

Is it only training and dieting that can help one lose belly fat? It is definitely not as I will prove in this post. There are many ways that have been tested and proven to flatten stomachs for potbellied persons without breaking sweat. Do you want to know about them? Read through to get informed. I have tried using some of these simple options and the results were pleasant enough.

• Eat when necessary- potbellied persons fall into that problem because they have no priorities when eating. They just eat as long as they have seen something edible. To deal with the belly, you are supposed to take food when it’s necessary. That is only when you are completely hungry and you will see the stomach flatten quickly.

• Have enough sleep- body metabolism is highest when asleep thus you are not supposed to deny your body this important aspect of flattening a belly. Inadequate sleep slows the metabolism rate so you have to spend not less than eight hours of your day sleeping.

• Regulate alcohol- alcoholic drinks impact hugely in the growth of a pot belly so you are advised to regulate that. Alcohol has high calories thus the more you drink the higher the calories you take in. If you can’t stop taking alcohol then minimize its consumption and it will help deal a blow to your potbelly.

• Portion your meals- people think that three meals should be taken in a day that is breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, dividing those into small meals will be the best way to flatten your potbelly. Instead of three heavy meals, you can take five or six light meals in a day. It helps in losing weight.

• Avoid junkies- junk foods are known to supply the body with many fats and calories leading to a potbelly. That is where you should trade your focus on when trying to flatten the stomach. Eliminate junk foods like fries from your meals and you will have it easy flattening the belly. You can’t burn out calories and replace them with the same yet you want to eliminate the belly. You must observe what you eat.

• Stick to your goals- there must be a reason why you want to do away with your potbelly and should not be lost on the way. Make sure you have stuck to that all the time to guarantee success to your belly flattening mission. Even if it means coming up with a list of the reasons then do that to ensure you don’t forget.

• Avoid restaurants- the best food is the one you have prepared in the house because you know the processes involved. Wen trying to flatten your belly, it is advisable not to eat in restaurants because they cook with a lot of oil which encourages the belly to grow.

About Author: 

This fitness writer has managed to cut his potbelly twice and offers advice from an experience point of view. She knows the dangers of excess fat in the stomach therefore you have all the reasons to trust her word. Having traveled a lot, she is the best person to tell you anything to do with health.

Determining That You Are Exercising Too Much

I am one of the many people who like exercising to stay fit. One problem is that I have gotten into it deeply that I am always told to stop exercising too much. It took me a lot of time before I could understand that I am exercising more than I am required. I found that to be very dangerous and would not wish to see another person endure the same. In this blog post, I will share some of the signs that helped me understand that I was exercising too much. You can draw some positives from them and also help you determine your exercising levels.

Soreness- now and then, my muscles would get sores and persistent pain that was very difficult going away. It could even take a week until I realized it was because of my exercising. It never hit my mind that I was overdoing the workouts until I decided to reduce the frequency. Everything returned to normalcy within a short period.

Lowered energy- I now know that when one exercises too much, the body becomes weak rather than strong. My energy levels started taking a dip and for a while I thought I was sick. I went for medical checkups but all diagnosis returned negative results. My doctor advised me to lower my training frequency and that is how I regained my normal energy level. The cause was over-training.

High blood pressure- many people assume that only old people suffer from high blood pressure but I can prove them wrong. Even young people fall victims to the same once they train too much. I never experienced this but studies have proven so. Strenuous workouts have a negative effect on one’s blood pressure.

Feeling guilty- you will always feel guilty of absconding your duty once you miss out on a single day to train. This is something I experienced and it had grave implications to my exercises. I used to train like three times in a day with little knowledge that I was overdoing it. It got into my system which found it difficult skipping even a single session. If that happens to you then be sure you are training excessively.

Mad at interference's- one time I got sick and was heavily depressed that it interfered with my training program. I thought it was normal for any person but later realized I was doing my training too much. It took the intervention of an expert to bring it to my attention that everything was not okay.

Obsession- if your mind is always thinking about training then it’s a sign that you are training too much. Such obsession is not normal and you need to take control of the situation early enough. Always take a rest from your training to think about other necessary issues.

About Author:

As a fitness expert, the author has been very influential in helping the masses watch out their training frequency to avoid overdoing it. He has many blogs, websites and social pages from where interaction with his audiences is enhanced. It’s the best way to address matters concerning weights and staying fit through training.