How many of you out there exercise and can’t seem to get those sexy abs that you’ve always wanted? Don’t use that as an excuse to stop what you’re doing, lets analyze and find a solution to the problem. If you to want have sexy abs you have to lose the fat around your waist. The only way to that is by eating healthy, exercising, doing cardio along with abdominal exercises.
If you are exercising and not getting the result, you obviously have to do something different either with your diet or exercise or maybe both. What you’re doing may seem like a lot of effort but if you’re not getting the result, then it’s just simply not enough. You can’t expect a different result if you continue to do the same thing.
First thing you have to look at is your food intake. To gain great abs, you’ve got to be lean. What do I mean by lean? Having no “extra” fat in your body. Try cutting your food portions or eating a lighter meal, even if that means eating one spoonful less at each meal. You may not think that it would make that big of a difference but every calorie counts. Your liquid intake also has a big impact. That means no alcohol, sodas or anything with a lot of calories. Replace your liquid intake with 8 glasses of water a day and you’ll see the changes.
The second part is exercising. You’re probably not doing enough exercises to see the result you want. The best exercises to trim down and get sexy abs involve cardio. Most likely you’re not doing enough cardio exercises to burn the fat. Some people think that if they walk or jog 30 minutes a day that it will be enough. What is enough? Everyone is different and depending on your body and goals, I recommend doing an hour or more of cardio per day if you’re serious about trimming the fat to get those sexy abs. Cardio is the fastest way to burn the fat. Without it, no matter how many ab exercises you do, your abs will always be hidden under a layer of blubber.
According to the Health Check System, your body fat percentage categories for women and men are as follows:
Women Men
Essential Fat 10-12% 2-4%
Athletes 14-20% 6-13%
Fitness 21-24% 14-17%
Acceptable 25-31% 18-25%
Obese 32%+ 25%+
Although there are several formulas, using the U.S Navy body fat formula, my current body fat is 12.35%. Does that make me unhealthy? No. Charts are only guidelines and this is only of them. Don’t be afraid to trim down your fat! I’m very healthy and my endurance is extremely high.
Three years ago, I was 88 lbs. and by most standards, I was in great shape! For my height, I was already considered underweight. My abs were toned but I wanted a more defining set of abs. In order to do that, I had to do something different. I was doing 200 ab exercises daily and decide to increase it to 500 ab exercises. As healthy as I was, I still had to trim down my fat to reach my goal.
Now I weigh 85 lbs and my abs are still toned but just more defined and that was exactly my goal. To have my abs, I do 45 minutes of ab training daily, a 4 mile jog every other day and 30 minutes of swimming along with a variety of other exercises. Of course I continue to eat healthy.
Keep it simple! If you are at a plateau and are not getting the result, you may need to change your diet or your exercise routine. Maybe even both.
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