| "How do I get rid of THIS?" That is one of my favorite | | | | keys to uncovering your hidden six pack are plenty of |
| questions. As a personal trainer, I hear this on a regular | | | | cardiovascular exercise and a consistent healthy and |
| basis. The person asking is usually patting or poking at | | | | clean nutrition plan. |
| their protruding belly as they look to me for the miracle | | | | Your cardiovascular exercise can come in many |
| answer to melting away the fat and turning their | | | | shapes and forms including walking, jogging, biking, |
| tummy into a lean mean six pack. | | | | swimming, stair climbing, etc. The best cardio exercise |
| So what is the answer to this question? Which | | | | for you is the one that you enjoy. It is important to find |
| exercise is the best for transforming the flab into | | | | an activity that you like to do so that you will stick to it! |
| fabulous abs. Every time you visit the grocery store | | | | A clean nutrition plan will include lots of fruits and |
| you see magazines claiming to have found the ultimate | | | | veggies, lean meats such as chicken turkey or fish, |
| ab machine or exercise, is there any truth to it? Maybe | | | | healthy carbohydrates from whole grain sources and |
| it is the "crunch", or perhaps "the plank". Could it be the | | | | good for you fats. |
| "bicycle" that will give you a rippling six pack? The | | | | Keep in mind as you begin your journey to a trim waist |
| answer is, none of the above. | | | | line that there is no such thing as spot reduction. As |
| Here's the deal, we all have six pack abs. That's right, | | | | you start eating healthier and exercising more your |
| even you! Just because you can't see the muscles | | | | body fat will start to decrease, but there is no way to |
| doesn't mean that they aren't there. The problem isn't | | | | tell your body, "take the fat from my belly!". Every |
| that these muscles don't exist, it's that the majority of | | | | body is different, perhaps your thighs or arms will trim |
| people can't see them because they are covered by | | | | down before you see results in your abdominal area. |
| a layer (or several layers!) of fat. When you perform | | | | Just remember to stick with it! Consistency is the key |
| your preferred abdominal exercises, whether it be | | | | to ultimately achieving your fitness goals. |
| crunches, planks, bicycles etc. you are strengthening | | | | There is no miracle exercise for revealing your fab |
| the muscles underneath the fat, you aren't burning the | | | | abs.... Sorry. Crunches, planks and all the other |
| fat that is covering the muscles. You can perform | | | | exercises are fantastic for keeping your abdominals |
| these crunches till you are blue in the face but you will | | | | strong, but if you ever want to see those muscles |
| never see your six pack unless you burn off the fat | | | | you've got to eat right and get in plenty of cardio! |
| that is hiding them in the first place! | | | | Developing healthy eating and exercise habits which |
| So what is the BEST ab exercise? When someone | | | | you can maintain for the long term is the only way to |
| asks me this question in the gym, I love to give them a | | | | reveal your six pack, and keep it uncovered for life! |
| big grin and point to the treadmill. Truth be told, the | | | | |