| Abdominal Exercise | | | | moving more. Forget the complicated scientific |
| When most people start on a weight-loss regime the | | | | formulae, it all boils down to eating less and moving |
| first thing they wish to attack is their waistline. They | | | | more. |
| start off with visions of turning a beer gut into an | | | | Exercise Wisdom |
| abdominal six-pack. After a few weeks of strenuous | | | | Conventional wisdom claims that you need to exercise |
| exercise nothing appears to happen and soon they | | | | for 30-minutes each day and that this demand can be |
| lose confidence and give up. | | | | broken down to six five minute sessions or three ten |
| This article is designed to explain, in laymen's terms, | | | | minute sessions, whichever suits you best. You can |
| why this happens and why you may be using the | | | | carry out aerobic exercise using simple methods like |
| wrong exercises, or possibly the right exercises at the | | | | parking your car as far from the store as possible and |
| wrong time. Either way you are doing yourself no | | | | forcing yourself to walk further. Maybe walking up the |
| favors. | | | | stairs instead of using the escalator, any small act of |
| Never give up because only losers quit. We've all | | | | this nature that adds to your normal exercise output is |
| heard the old saying: "The height of stupidity is to | | | | aerobic exercise and burns calories. |
| repeat the same thing and expect a different result." If | | | | Eating habits |
| it isn't working you try a different routine and you keep | | | | Furthermore it makes sense to eat five or six meals |
| doing that until you find the routine that does work, that | | | | each day rather than two or three. Why? Because |
| is the way of winners. | | | | you will eat smaller meals and it is better for your |
| Why These Exercises do not Reduce Waist | | | | metabolism to deal with smaller meals rather than large |
| The first thing you must accept is that all abdominal | | | | meals. You can also eat between these meals |
| exercises only strengthen abdominal muscles, if those | | | | providing you restrict it to a piece of fruit or a raw |
| muscles are covered by a layer of fat when you start | | | | carrot. Dieting doesn't have to be hard it has to be |
| they will still be covered by the same layer of fat | | | | sensible. |
| when you finish. You will have stronger abdominal | | | | Your brain doesn't get the message that your |
| muscles but you will not look any different. Therefore | | | | stomach is full for at least twenty minutes after it is full. |
| your attempt to create figure from fat will have failed. | | | | How often have you eaten way beyond the capacity |
| The secret to making these abdominal exercises work | | | | that is required simply because the message hasn't |
| is to lose fat first. You lose fat by diet and aerobic | | | | got through? |
| exercise, by burning more calories than you take in | | | | Conclusion |
| with food. When you have reduced your waistline to a | | | | There is no point in attempting abdominal exercises |
| more natural size you can then take up abdominal | | | | while you still have a layer of fat and expecting a |
| exercises and start working on that perfect six-pack. | | | | figure improvement. Muscle building and weight loss are |
| Weight Loss | | | | separate subjects that should be approached |
| In a nutshell you need to reduce your calorie intake and | | | | individually if you are to get the best results. |
| burn some calories off by using light exercise. Losing | | | | This article is (c) Copyright David McCarthy 2005 and |
| weight can only be achieved by eating less and | | | | may be reproduced in its entirety with no additions. |