Can you ever imagine a beautiful girl with puffy tummy? Stomach is the major element that determines the beauty and health of an individual. Fat is the main villain that put shadow on the beauty of both men and women. Stomach fat can otherwise be called as intra-abdominal or visceral fat. Burning excess fat from the stomach is must for every body who likes to lead a healthy and quality social life. From the health perspective, the person with fat around the belly is the major causes of heart attacks. Burning stomach fat becomes very easy through the following methods.
Diet Plan:
A strict diet plan is needed to burn your excess fat from the stomach. Healthy meals on the right time along with juices, nuts, dry fruits, salads etc provide a better way to stay strong in all ages. Eating small quantity food 3-4 times in a day instead of taking big meals is a good way to improve the metabolic activities as well as burning of the stomach fat.
Drinking plenty of water is a widely accepted fat reduction technique; many Fat losers follow this strategy as it will help to evacuate unnecessary particles from the body.
Avoid using carbonated beverages, alcoholic beverage especially beer, and sodium and sugar rich food items. Your diet should be balanced with different food items like–cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits, eggs, fishes etc.
Eating protein rich break fast is essential in all the circumstances. For breakfast you can follow vegetables and fruit rich diet. Cucumbers, carrots, dates, tomatoes, sprouted groundnuts, sprouted peas etc can include in the breakfast.
Abdominal exercises:
Abdominal exercise is must for burning stomach fat. Crunches, curls, knee ups, Knee raises, Sit-ups, Fat lifting are the various methods for abdominal fat reduction. Skipping is one of the important exercises for both men and women. While skipping, always jump as close to the floor as possible.
How to do crunches and curls?
Crunch-1st week – Lie down on a floor like sleeping position, bent your knee, and kept your hands on the chest and lift up shoulder off the ground.
Crunch-2nd week- Keeping your hands at the side of the head and do the same exercise
Crunch- 3rd week – Change the position of your hands. Keep your hand above your head
Curls – In the sleeping position bend your knees, pull it to the chest, keep your hip on the floor maximum, and concentrate on your breathing
Follow cardio vascular exercises:
Regular cardio vascular exercise like Walking, jogging, running, swimming, cycling, step aerobics, rowing, rock climbing, helps to strengthen the muscles and cardiological function in the body.
Practice Yoga:
Specific asana for abdominal muscles is very important in reducing the fat in the belly and hip areas. You can start initially with easy to practice steps, and then continue to different complicated movements. Pavan-Muktasan is a significant Yoga position in reducing the fat in the stomach. This asana gives more flexibility to the knees and heads thus have a greater chance to develop abdominal muscles. Surya Namaskar is very apt for diminishing the stomach fat. It improves the breathing capacity of the individual as well as provides more flexibility to spines and limbs. Daily practicing of Bhujangasan is also very useful for stomach.
Belts, oils, gels, supplements:
Orthopedic Belts around the stomach are a good element in reducing fat. It is not scientifically proved, but these belts strengthen the abdominal muscles and spines. Fat reducing oils/gels seems very useful; it can apply in the fatty area before starting regular exercise. Oils will burn extra fat and make it useful for the body. Researches are still on the way to find out the side effects of these oils/gels. Some companies promote fat reducing medicines in the form of tablets. But the success of these depends on various other factors-age, inheritance, gender, nature of job they are doing etc.
Avoid Stress and Sleep calm:
Stress is the key for increasing fat in the body. Avoid stress full situation. Engage in some extra activities to cheer up your body and mind. Always practice de stress exercises, Try to do Pranayam regularly, as it will cheer up mind and body. This will give you a sound sleep also. An adult person should sleep at lease six to eight hours in a day. During the sleep time the body performs several metabolic activities that will burn the unnecessary fat.
In any way you cannot expect a sudden reduction of fat. But continuous practice may produce result.