Need To Lose Belly Fat? Try These Exercises To Lose Tummy Fat

Love handles, abdominal obesity, muffin top, beer belly – these are only some of the ugly terms for what is commonly known as tummy fat. Wikipedia defines tummy fat as the accumulation of fat resulting in the increase of waist size. For most of us, tummy fat only means ugliness.

Thousands of companies earn millions of dollars every year just by guaranteeing solutions to this perennial problem, yet it still remains as one of the most difficult problems to solve. Just how do we lose tummy fat? The answer to this seems to be inevitable – diet and exercises to lose tummy fat.

The following are some of the most common exercises to lose tummy fat:

1. Sit-ups: This exercise is the fool-proof solution to belly fat. It is as simple as lying flat on your back, with feet firmly on the ground, folding both your hands across your chest and maintaining this position while gently lifting your back from the ground so that your chest can touch your knees. It is said that by doing this 10 times, you can actually lose up to 100 calories. Sit-ups are also good for strengthening abdominal muscles and the back.

2. Side leg raise: This exercise targets love handles or fat at the sides and can also help shape the legs and hips. Just lie on your side with feet on the ground. Slowly raise one leg up and hold for 5 seconds. Repeat at least 10 times before switching to your other side.

3. Soccer walk: Wonder how those soccer players get their well-defined abs and long legs? They do the soccer walk. Simply stand on both heels then slowly lift one leg curled to the back while the other leg is tiptoed to the ground. Slowly twist your waist opposite the direction of your hip (in other words, if your hip is turned to the right, twist your waist to the left).

4. Brisk walking: What can be simpler than this exercise? Not only do you lose belly fat, you also lose body fat. Moreover, this is the best cardio workout that can be done by anyone, especially those with heart ailments.

These are only some, but they are the most common of the exercises to lose tummy fat, and can be done either at home or in the gym. The good news is you do not have to spend a dime and make weight loss companies richer. The only key is your patience, determination and hard work. Follow these few simple steps and you will start to see a better you in no time.

By: Sandy Rutherforde

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