Top 10 Exercises To Lose Belly Fat

 

 

Many people wish to have a flat belly. However, they do not understand which exercises are best in order to achieve this. Due to desperation, individuals want to lose this fat by embracing fad diets, administering expensive supplements or starving their bodies. Fortunately, fat on the abdominal area is metabolically active hence easier to lose. However, it might be difficult to lose the fat if you do not take a healthy diet. Resorting to low calorie diets will prevent weight loss at the ideal time frame. This will result to calorie deprivation and hunger causing an individual to binge whenever an opportunity sets in. Performing both cardio and abdominal exercises helps one to lose belly fat. Some of the top 10 exercises to lose belly fat include:

 

The bicycle exercise :

It is ideal for targeting obliques and six pack muscles. In order to perform this exercise, you will be required to lie flat on your back. The hands should be placed behind your head. Bring your knees towards your chest at the same time lifting shoulders away from the floor. Slowly, ensure your right leg moves towards the left knee. As you do this, straighten the right leg too. It is advised that one does this in a pedaling motion as they switch sides.

 

The ball crunch :

Another of the top 10 exercises to lose belly fat is the ball crunch. One has to have a ball in order to perform the above exercise. With this workout, exertion occurs more on the abdomen. However, the whole body is needed to stabilize it. Ensure your abdomen is supported as you lie on your back. With hands behind the head, lift the torso away from the ball, contracting the abs in order to make sure the rib cage moves in the direction of the hips.

 

Captain’s chair leg raise :

This workout requires a padded-armed rack and chair. The rack allows free hanging of the legs commonly found in health clubs or gyms. You are required to stand on a chair, and pressing your back on the pad, raise the knees in order to allow the chest to cause contraction on the abs and lower them down again.

 

The long arm crunch :

This is done contrary to the conventional floor crunch which involves placing the hands behind the head and adding a lever in order to move and make it more challenging. To perform this, lie on a mat or floor. Place the hands behind the head while clasped and next to the ears. As you contract the abs, lift your shoulders away from the ground cautiously in order to straighten the arms.

 

Vertical leg crunch :

Unlike the leg crunch, doing the above exercise involves straightening the legs causing additional intensity to the routine and forcing workout of abs. To do this, lie on the floor, straighten the legs, cross knees and place your hands under your head for support. Keeping legs in a fixed position and lifting shoulders away from the floor, allows for contraction of abs.

 

The reverse curl :

Lie down with your back on the floor and hands folded above the chest. Move the knees towards the chest area with hips flat on the ground.

 

Flutter kicks :

Lie on the ground with feet and back on the floor. Straighten the leg towards the air and return it back to its position. Alternate this for each leg.

 

Straight leg obliques :

As you lie flat on your back on the floor, straighten the legs towards the air. Rotate individual leg towards the side, and do this alternatively on both legs.

 

Twist and full sit-ups :

Lie flat on the ground as you bend the knees. Use the muscles of your stomach to lift shoulders away from the ground. After they are off the ground, twist shoulders towards the direction of the other knee. Then, begin again from the start. Perform this exercise on the other shoulder too.

 

Leg raises :

Straighten out the legs as you lie on your back. Using a smooth motion, raise the legs and hold them up for about 5 seconds. Slowly, bring them back to the ground.

 

It is recommended that you do the above exercises in conjunction with cardio workouts. The above exercises help strengthen the muscles while cardio helps burn fat. An example of a cardio exercise is having a 30 minute walk in your neighbourhood. Cardio workouts increase metabolism hence burning more calories. With this, you will see results immediately as you burn fat around the abdomen.