Tuesday, 06 October 2009
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3 Top Tips For Losing Your Love Handles Faster
When you are desperate to lose your love handles (and believe me sometimes we get desperate, especially before summer), you will try almost anything to lose them. But some of these things that we try out, may sometimes be counter productive and may even harm our progress. So, knowing things that actually help can go a long way to losing your love handles. That way you can only focus on the stuff that actually work and forget about the stuff that doesn't work. So here are my top 3 tips to help you lose your love handles faster.
1. Eat smaller meals more often
Eating smaller meals more often (3-6 times a day) can help you to control you appetite, because you will be full all the time. And the best thing about this tip? It increases your metabolism, so you will burn more fat while eating more often. Sounds great, hey?
2. Drink more water
A Lot of time that you think you are hungry, you are actually only thirsty. So by staying hydrated, you can greatly increase your chance of not eating when you are not hungry. And if you eat less, you are bound to lose weight and your love handles with it.
3. Begin training with weights
Weight training is one of the best ways to lose body fat and to boost your metabolism that you even burn calories in your sleep. Just remember that there is no such thing as sport training, so you have to train your whole body. This should include your upper and lower body.
If you follow the above top tips and you eat healthy and get in plenty of exercise there is nothing that can stop you from losing your love handles. Ok, maybe on thing...YOU! Yes, you have to power to lose them, but you have to stay motivated, dedicated and most of all patient.
For great love handle exercises check out Fitness magazine's love handle section
Disclaimer
As the content of this article is my own advice and my personal opinion, no warranty can be give to the reliability, accuracy or safety of the advice given. I do, however strive to provide the best advice that I personally an able to provide. But, I am not a medical doctor or an advice giver of any sort. I therefore strongly advice you to consult with your doctor before undertaking any new weight loss routine (may it be diet or exercise). She will be able to make sure that your chosen weight loss method is well suited to you as an individual.
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Top 3 Myths About Losing Love Handles
With the overload of information available these days, it is very hard to know what to believe and what not to believe. It is especially hard if you want to lose your love handles. These misconceptions may be the source of your love handle problems. So it will help to get the facts right. Here we look at 3 of the many myths about weight loss these days:
Myth 1: You have to do hundreds of hours of cardio to lose your love handles
There is nothing wrong with doing cardio, but there is with doing too much cardio (good news, hey?). This is because when you do too much cardio (more than 20 minutes a day at a time), you risk losing some of your lean muscle mass as your body burns muscle for energy. And you need muscles if you want to lose your love handles, as muscle burns fat and speeds up your metabolism.
Myth 2: You should stay away from weight training, as it makes you bulky
If you want to lose body fat, then weight training is one of the best exercises there is. And it won't make you bulky. What it will do though, is give you sleek defined muscles, it will help you to lose body fat and it will also increase your metabolism drastically, even in your sleep. Remember that when you train with weights, you have to train your whole body.
Myth 3: You have to eat very little to no carbs
This is one of those myths that will leave you hungry, tired and cranky. And who can lose weight when they are like that? You are more likely to reach for unhealthy snacks and that won't do your diet any good. The trick is to know what types of carbs to eat and what type of carbs to avoid. Stick to brown/wholegrain carbs and keep portions size in mind.
Now that you know that you shouldn't believe everything you hear, you can start making informed decisions to lose your love handles. It will really help you if you train with weights for about 3 times a week (training the whole body, not only your abs), do 2 times a week moderate to intense cardio and by watching what you eat. If you stay motivated, and smart (not believing the myths), you will surely lose that un-lovely love handles in no time.
For excellent love handle exercises check out Fitness Mag's lovehandle section
Disclaimer
As the content of this article is my own advice and my personal opinion, no warranty can be give to the reliability, accuracy or safety of the advice given. I do, however strive to provide the best advice that I personally an able to provide. But, I am not a medical doctor or an advice giver of any sort. I therefore strongly advice you to consult with your doctor before undertaking any new weight loss routine (may it be diet or exercise). She will be able to make sure that your chosen weight loss method is well suited to you as an individual.
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Step By Step Method To Getting Flat Abs
If you want to achieve in your goal of getting flat abs (and of course you want to), you will have to follow a well thought out plan of action. This would include steps you can take today to make sure that you get flat abs. Here are 3 of them to help you get flat abs in no time:
1 Set some goals
Goal setting is very important if you have a big dream like getting flat abs. If you don't set smart goals, you will be less likely to make that flat abs dream a reality. And do make sure that your goals are specific, realistic and measurable.
2. Keep an exercise and food diary
If you keep diaries about what you did, you can track your progress and it is bound to keep you motivated. Make sure you keep both an exercise and food diary. Write down what you ate/what exercise you did and also what you planned to do. It is a great way to help you stay motivated and dedicated to your goals.
3. Stay motivated and dedicated
The above step would definitely help you with staying dedicated, but reminding yourself about your reasons for getting flat abs every day will ensure that you stay motivated.
If you implement the step in your flat abs routine today, you will already be one step closer to your dreams. Just follow a healthy eating plan and make sure to include cardio, weight training and abs exercises in your flat abs workout plan. If you stay motivated and dedicated, you are sure to reach your goals.
Do you need exercise help? Check out Shape's online exercise directory
Disclaimer
As the content of this article is my own advice and my personal opinion, no warranty can be give to the reliability, accuracy or safety of the advice given. I do, however strive to provide the best advice that I personally an able to provide. But, I am not a medical doctor or an advice giver of any sort. I therefore strongly advice you to consult with your doctor before undertaking any new weight loss routine (may it be diet or exercise). She will be able to make sure that your chosen weight loss method is well suited to you as an individual.
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Exercises for Abs - Are You Doing The Right Ones?
In order to get flat abs, you will have to exercise, we all know that. But if we spend our time on the wrong exercises we will only get frustrated. Because our abs are one of the most difficult body parts to train, it's so important to know what exercises will get you the desired results in less time. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to determine juts that:
1. Do you do only abs exercises?
If you are already lean and mean, then doing only abs exercises will give you a flat tummy. But if you have excess stomach fat, then doing hundreds of sit ups alone won't give you the desired effect. You are better off combining abs exercises with fat burning exercises.
2. Do you do a lot of cardio exercise?
Doing too much cardio can actually be bad for you. If you do too much cardio, you stand at risk of burning some of your muscles for energy. So stick to no more than 20 minutes of cardio at a time and you'll be fine.
3. Do you train with weights?
Training with weights is the best thing you can do for fat burn and to increase your metabolism. If you train regularly you will even start to burn calories even in your sleep. Aim to get about 2-3 weight training workouts in a week.
You will soon be seeing results if you combine the above exercises into your workout regime, but don't expect anything too soon. Getting flat abs will take time and you must be patient.
If you want to learn more about abs exercises, check out Shape's website http://www.shape.com
Disclaimer
As the content of this article is my personal opinion and advice, no warranty is given to the accuracy, reliability or safety of the advice given. It is my aim to provide the best weight loss advice and help that I am able to provide. I am not a medical practitioner or any registered advice giver. I therefore advice that before you undertake a new weight loss plan (may it be diet, exercise or a combination of the two), that you consult with your doctor(s), to make sure that the program will be suited to you as an individual.
Monday, 05 October 2009
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How to get flat abs - 3 easy ways
Getting a six pack will be very hard to do and it is also the most difficult body part to train. No matter what you do, how hard you train, that lower belly fat won't budge. What will work is to have pointers that you can follow. Here are 4 of them that will help you get flat abs.
1. Watch your diet
Your diet is just as important as exercise. You can't except to gym very hard and to eat take-aways all the time, and still lose weight. You have to follow a healthy eating plan with lots of fruit and veggies, lean protein and wholegrain carbs.
2. Do some cardio exercise
Cardio exercise is very important if you have excess body weight that you want to lose. But don't do too much cardio, as too much can star to burn away your muscles for energy. So stick to 20 minutes of cardio for 3 times a week and you will be fine. Interval training is best for losing body fat.
3. Train with weights
Weight training is one of the best exercises for burning off fat. This is because when you build muscles, the fat must budge to make place for muscles. Weight training also increases your metabolism, that you even burn calories in your sleep.
4.Train your abs from all angles
One of the biggest abs training mistakes most people make is to train their abs as if it's one muscle. But the abs is actually made up of 4 different muscle groups. If you want to get flat abs, you have to train them from all angles.
If you implement the above advice into your weight loss goals, you will definitely get that flat abs you desire. Just stay motivated and dedicated, and don't expect anything too soon. Getting flat abs takes time, but you will get there
If you want to tone all your areas, check out Fitness Magazine's tone your trouble zones
Disclaimer
As the content of this article is my own advice and my personal opinion, no warranty can be give to the reliability, accuracy or safety of the advice given. I do, however strive to provide the best advice that I personally an able to provide. But, I am not a medical doctor or an advice giver of any sort. I therefore strongly advice you to consult with your doctor before undertaking any new weight loss routine (may it be diet or exercise). She will be able to make sure that your chosen weight loss method is well suited to you as an individual.
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