As you may notice winter is almost over, spring and summer are around the corner, for those of us that like to go the beach and like to wear a two piece bathing suite we need to be in good shape before summer. Here are some tips to reach your goals before summer comes, In order to be successful at thinning your waistline you must have a basic understanding of how the ab muscles function and how your body burns fat. The first thing that needs to be understood is the difference between fat and muscle.  Fat is excess calories and is primarily stored in layers on top of muscle tissue.  Muscle is made up of fibers that contract or shorten to produce movement.  Fat cannot turn into muscle and muscle cannot turn into fat!  However, you can lose muscle and you can gain fat.  That's what happens to most people.  So if your goal is to thin your waist line and have a nice flat stomach, the first thing you need to do is decrease/eliminate the layers o fat that are on top of your abs.  We all have a flat stomach, it's just some of our's are covered by excess fat.

 Cardio is a huge part of reducing tummy fat. By doing cardio you will jump start your body into fat-burning mode. Start with doing at least 30 minutes a day for 3-4 days a week. Do your cardio first (walking, running, swimming, biking, whatever) and then follow up with a core workout routine. Of course you also need to eat a well balanced and nutricious diet. For sports that work the tummy I would suggest tennis - it really works the core from all angels. After I had my kids I had problems with my tummy but I found the best method for toning my tummy was drinking lots of water, massaging mosturising cream into my tummy (breaks up fat and celulite) and taking a good multi vitamin and it helps skin elasticity, also walking whenever i could. One of the best tummy exercise is to lay on your back and curl you legs up so your knees are on your chest, then lift you head up and hold for as long as you can, you will probably tremble after a while but the results are amazing. If it worked for my postnatal body it will work for anyone.

This is what has worked for me and I hope it will also work for you...

Doing Exercises in a Regular Basis Will Improve your Metabolism, Feel Better and Look Younger

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