If losing belly fat is one of your main fitness goals, then you need to focus on the basics on a consistent basis. This means eating a healthy diet rich in lean protein while in a calorie deficit, strength training at least 2-3 times a week, and do cardio on your days off. Maintaining other healthy lifestyle habits, such as drinking the right amount of Water each day (based on your health, how active you are, and other factors) and be between 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. When you do all of these things throughout your fitness journey, you will lose weight. However, if you are already doing them, you can add some extra activity in between to speed it up belly fat lost.
The most frustrating area of the body to trim is the belly. If you’re 40 then you know it feels harder and harder get in shape in this decade of life. Even though technically you can’t dot reduce a certain part of the body, you can incorporate effective floor exercises into your routine. They will help you burn extra caloriesin addition to training and strengthening your abs.
Below are floor exercises that you can add to your exercise regimen to speed up belly fat loss. Do each move back-to-back in a circuit or one at a time. And then take a look The 6 Best Exercises for Strong, Toned Arms in 2022, Says a Trainer.
Begin this movement by lying down with your lower back flat on the floor. Keep your core engaged, bring your feet up toward your body, and flex your abs hard. Lower your legs slowly, keeping tension in your core before performing another rep. Complete 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions.
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Lying on your back, roll your body up by grabbing one elbow and bringing it toward the opposite knee. Fully extend the other leg by stretching the heel out. Flex your abs hard as you finish, then repeat on the opposite side. Complete 3 sets of 30 repetitions.
Stand against the wall with your heels, butt, and shoulders touching the wall. Put your shoulder in line with your wrist and your feet stacked on top of each other. Keep your core tight and your glutes contracted as you tilt and flex your hips up and down, keeping tension in your obliques. Do 3 sets of 10 reps on each leg.
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Assume a push-up position with your shoulders in line with your wrists and your back straight. Keep your core tight and glutes contracted, and lower yourself under control until your entire body is on the ground. Once you’ve reached the bottom, take your hands off the ground and then bring them back to push yourself up. Flex your triceps and chest at the top to finish before doing another rep. Complete 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions.
Begin this exercise by leaning back with your feet fully extended. Raise them a few inches off the ground and begin to draw a figure 8 (or infinity sign) with your legs, criss-crossing them while maintaining tension in your core. Once you complete a loop and draw a figure 8, that’s one repeat. You can continue drawing in the same direction or go in reverse for the next repetition. Complete 3 sets of 8 to 10 repetitions.
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