Flat Tummy

Get Flat Tummy

1.   Engage in aerobic exercises daily. Strive for at 30 minutes a day minimum, but include one to two days of rest each week.

2.   Vary your exercises. combine different workouts.

• Crunches work the upper abdomen, leg raises work the lower abdomen, and side bends work the obliques (also known as love handles). About 15 to 25 reps each day should be enough. If you can do more than that, try adding a weights to your routine.

3.   Burn the fat. Sure, you can do 100 crunches a day, but if you've got a layer of fat covering up your ab work then what's the point? You need to burn the top layer of stomach fat to see the changes. Try the plyometric and cardio exercises in the section below

4.   Put your heart into it. Cardio exercises are best as they will heat up your core temperature and improve circulation, both of which will aid in acquiring a flat stomach.

• Aim for interval cardio training, such as alternating between sprinting and power walking. You can try sprinting for as long as you can. When you become too tired, you should walk. When you feel that you've caught your breath, sprint again.
• Do these alterations for a total of 20 minutes at a time.

5.   Strength training. This will improve your muscular tone as well as increase your metabolism, so you'll burn calories faster over time.

The best strength training exercises (that don't require a gym or weights) include:

Push-ups

Pull-ups (You can do these in a park hanging from the branch of a large tree)

Squats

Lunges

Leg lifts

Crunches and criss cross crunches

Sit-ups

Plank holds

6" hold

Flutters

Scissors

V-ups

L-holds from a bar

Yoga arm balances

Handstands (these take a lot of strength when repeated over and over)

6.   Get enough sleep. You know you got enough sleep when you wake up by yourself from bed without any alarm clock. Sleep deprivation slows your metabolism.

Flat Tummy

Rich in digestion supporting ingredients, this smoothie will help prevent bloating and digestive stress that can sabotage your tummy flattening efforts.

• 3/4 c. papaya
• 3/4c. sliced peaches
• 1/2 pear, sliced
• 1 tsp fresh ginger
• 2 mint leaves
• Water to thin