Saturday, May 31, 2008

Stomach Exercise

You often ponder over the secret of having the slim and smart chic look and search through various sources to get your answers. You get a handful of knowledge about various exercises and how to get lean. But do you get your desired results? Let’s face it…being muscular makes you look fat and heavy and it is no way the threshold of looking lean. What one needs to know is that putting on weight or getting ripped won’t make you beautifully lean or muscular but can have adverse affects on you.

There are times when you really wish to look your best, whether it is your high school reunion or a wedding to remember, and above all, looking all glamorous in your swimsuit when you stretch out in the hot sun and never ending deep blue sea, these and many more other times, you wish to have your 3 S, which are smart, slim and sexy but what if your body is not in proper shape and most of the time the major concern is your figure and to be precise, your stomach.

Most of us are mistaken with the fact that having a flatter stomach makes you look pretty or smart, obviously who doesn’t want to look all beautiful and breathe taking. According to the medical research, it has been proved that taking care of your daily diet and exercises for your stomach are really important.

Medical evidence suggests that people that carry extra weight around the stomach tend to be more likely to develop serious medical conditions, including diabetes. The stomach is also the core of the body, this means that the stronger and healthier the core is, the more likely the rest of the body will be as well. Consider a person with back problems, which is a common problem with many people. These people benefit greatly from doing exercises to flatten their stomachs. This will help improve posture and relieve tension in the back as access weight is removed from the center of the body. When a stomach is flat, it also helps the person to walk taller and straighter, giving the person more confidence and improves their overall looks compared to a person that walks hunched over.

Stomach Toning Exercises

The best stomach toning exercises are the ones that put stress on the abdomen muscles directly and indirectly on the side abs which are the obliques. The misconception about stomach toning is that you need not to eat anything and it will get flat. However this is not true. Stomach muscles are just like other muscles present in your body and therefore they need to be trained in the same way.

Some stomach toning exercises are given below:

1. Crunches:
There are various forms of crunches and each of them is a great way of toning your stomach. One should perform crunches very accurately as the stress should be on the abdominal area. If it’s not performed like that then it’s of no use.

2. Hanging raise:
there are a number of ways in which hanging raise could be performed such as hanging knee raises, hanging curls and hanging lower raise. Also hanging crunches is another very effective exercise. These hanging raises really put stress on your abs and shape to up to quite an extent if they performed accurately.

3. Jackknife:
Another great exercise to tone up your stomach is jackknife as it really exerts force on your abs and makes them noticeable.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

How to reduce stomach fat

By reducing stomach fats you not only look good but feel good as well. It is the key to physical smartness. Reducing stomach fats takes a lot of consideration and a well maintained physique with low fats cannot be achieved without proper implementation of a number of factors.

One should have at least 12% body fats not more not less for a good looking physique. Before we move on to the exercises that could actually help you reduce stomach fats you should know what other factors are involved.

1. Diet:

Diet is the basic factor that affects the reduction and increment of body fats. A low calorie yet rich in carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins would do the favor.

2. Types of exercise:

Let’s not talk about weight lifting here. That’s a misconception that could lead you towards having more fats than actually reducing them. Exercises that could reduce your stomach fats are cardio exercises and aerobic exercises such as swimming, walking, running, stretch exercises, crunches and the like.
These exercise burn your stomach fats and it is necessary to take proper diet before the exercise starts burning your muscles as well.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Faq's About Your Abs

Abs exercises are considered to be the most difficult ones. A lot of people think that they can never develop that ripped six pac look. However the sacred secret is that developing six pacs does not have anything directly to do with your exercises infact a number of factors are involved.

The below given Faq’s can guide you on how to get lean good looking six pacs.

1. What should be the basic consideration while working out for the abdominal area?

Six pacs are muscles which are already there present in your in that shape. All you need to do is to make them noticeable and for that you need to reduce your body fats. Cardio exercises are a must. If you are already lean then walking is the perfect cardio exercise for you. On the other hand if you have a lot of body fats then you need to swim, jog, skip and similar other exercises. All you need to know is that your cardio should be according to your Target heart rate zone.

2. Is dieting necessary to have six pacs?

Dieting does not mean you should stop eating. Infact the purpose of dieting aimed at your abdomen area is to eat a healthy low calorie diet. Avoid edibles such as Mcdonalds and Pizza hut. They won’t help you in anyway.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Exercises to Tighten Up Stomach

Besides having a good looking flat tummy, there are medical reasons as well regarding why one should get rid of their flabby tummy. It has been medically proven that a person with a flabby tummy is more likely to have back and diabetic problems. Getting rid of your stomach fats isn’t that easy. It requires a lot of concentration and alteration of your daily routines.

Some basic exercises to tighten up your stomach are:

1. Crunches:

There are numerous forms of crunches today. We usually think that any of them crunches will do the favor. However it is not so, to tighten up your stomach there are certain special crunches. Crunches with an exercise ball are the best one. It could really help you get rid of your flabby stomach and give you a flat one.

2. Hanging leg raise:

Hanging leg raises are again one of the most beneficial exercises. It can give you the desired results by flattening your tummy the way you want it.

3. All lower ab exercises:

Just realize the fact that your stomach fats are stored in your lower stomach. Therefore it is essential to put extra efforts on lower ab exercises if you want your stomach to tighten up.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Lower abdominal exercises

It’s no secret anymore how the Hollywood celebrities have those gorgeous looking abdomen! Scientific researches have shown that men and women both carry most of the fats in their belly that is the lower abdomen. Unfortunately most of the abs workouts that we get do not focus on the lower abdomen. Also, in most of the cases people tend to build up their upper abdomen in such a way that it gets equivalent to their lower abs giving you a heavy look. Our basic aim while looking for lower abdominal exercises should be to have a flat lower abdomen. While trying to do this it should be kept in mind that diet is the number one factor here and then the exercises. Lower abdominal exercises are not very stressful for perform but for sure requires a lot of concentration.

Some good lower abdominal exercises are given below:

Leg lifts:

Not the usual leg lifts! Here we are talking about performing a set of double leg lifts by lying down on your back and your hands placed under your butt. By using your lower abdomen lift your legs slowly and hold them up for a while lowering them down slowly but not completely. You have to keep a distance between the floor and your legs so that your lower abdominal muscles do not lose the force exerted.


Exercise ball crunches:

Lie across on a bench with your lower back resting on it. Hold an exercise ball between your legs and lift it up slowly. Do as much as you can.
By doing exercise you can easily reduce your lower belly fats and get a smart and sexy looking abdomen.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Stomach exercises for women

Who doesn’t want a flat tummy? It’s a dream of every woman to have a flat stomach that could make them look gorgeous in a part dress and stunning in a swimsuit. Usually we workout for hours and still are not satisfied with results…ever pondered why? The reason is that usually we perform weighted exercises for stomach (in a more focused manner abs) that result in the growth of our abs instead of reducing the fats and making the stomach flatter.



Men and women both usually have fats stored in their lower abdominal part and that is hard to reduce. Therefore it is imperative to first focus on fat reduction and adopt a workout that reduces fats instead of increasing the abdominal muscle size.

Exercises that are considered best for someone who wants to flatten her stomach are the ones that focus more on the movement, angle and stress exertion on the muscle then weights.

The top three exercises of this group as considered by the experts are given below:

- Crunches using an exercise ball:
Exercise balls are mostly used in exercises where force exertion on targeted muscle is required. This form of exercise does not flatten your stomach but also sculpt your body accordingly.

- Gorilla crunches (hanging knee raise):
Focusing on the lower abs, gorilla crunches give an overall shape to your stomach. It flattens your stomach and works your torso out as well.

- Lying flat crunches (bicycle movement):
Bicycle crunches are the easiest and the most done exercise for abs. it works on all three abs focusing more on the upper abs.


Again, the secret of having a flat stomach depends on a number of factors amongst which the most important one is your diet. Pay special attention to the angles and force exertion of these exercises. They should workout your tummy well.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Stomach exercise machines

Getting to know the best machines for stomach exercises is the question to which a lot of people seek answer daily. The truth is there’s no answer to this. No matter how good is the stomach exercise machine is, you won’t get your desired air-plane pitch stomach until you focus on a number of factors that come in the package.

This is the reason why a number of trainers are unable to tell you how to get a flat stomach with those ripped six pacs. Your overall health has a lot to do with your stomach being flat. A countless number of people spend days and months working their abs out yet they don’t get what they want. Ever imagined why? The answer is simple because they are not making use of the correct components of their body in the right manner. Yes it is so simple. It is not a hassle having a flat tummy just requires knowledge and the will to do it.

Here we have given you some machines that tone you overall externally and internally helping you get a flat stomach.



Treadmill:

The King Kong of the exercise jungle! Without a treadmill or jogging you can never have a beautiful stomach as it increases your metabolism rate and side by side burns your fats too.



Elliptical machine:

Again these machines are great. They not only work on your abdomen but also the whole body simultaneously.



Finally abs machines:

There are none! Stunned? You should be because this is something you do not get on many websites or health magazines. Exercise machines can never give you a flat stomach because they do not give you the chance to have concentrated power exertion on your abdomen. This is the reason why athletes prefer not using machines and doing all the abdomen related exercises manually.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

How to lose stomach fat

Losing stomach fat is for sure the most difficult in all stages of body toning. For some it is more than a nightmare. Stomach fat is also known as visceral fat, love handles, spare tires, belly fat or pot belly and medically it is considered as one of the most dangerous components in your body for longer run. How to reduce it? Isn’t that the question you’ve always seeking an answer to?



As they say to obtain solution to a problem you must know its cause and symptoms. Similarly here is the case, mostly people don’t even know how stomach fat is created and stored and that’s why they can never avoid it.

Stomach fat can be defined as stored energy. It is not as simple as it would sound; to lose stomach fat you simply need to burn of more calories then you eat. There are a number of exercises that can help you in this cause but remember they can only HELP you. Your main weapon here would be your diet. You can do a lot of crunches and sit ups after every second day and lose stomach fat easily provided if you take proper diet according to the formula.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Best Stomach Exercises

The king of all stomach exercises is crunches. They are the most effective form of stomach exercises. However there are a number of crunches for one to perform. We have sorted out the best ones for you.



Bicycle crunches


It is the most form of crunches and works for most of the people. It is simple to do. Lie flat on back with your hands behind your head. Shape yourself like an arc; head up by the hands and legs up straight. Now start pulling your legs towards your stomach with your stomach force like you are riding a bicycle. Your knees should bend till your stomach and your foot should move towards your butt.

Exercise ball crunches

Not many people are familiar with this exercise. It is a very beneficial and for lower stomach fat the best exercise you can find. It focuses on your lower abdomen while toning your rectus abdomen side by side.

Lifted leg crunches

Again, lifted leg crunches are great when it comes to losing stomach fat, toning your body and building up those six pacs.

Twisted oblique stretch

You won’t get a beautiful gorgeous looking stomach just by working out your abdomen. You need to work your abdomen and rectus side by side. Twisted oblique stretch is a good way of working both of them together. It reduces the fats on your oblique muscles and rectus and shapes them up.