The topic of ab exercises should be discussed. Television and media bombards us with countless ab exercises and ab machines, each claiming to give you six pack abs. This topic needs to be discussed so that the consumer will understand what they really need to do to get six pack abs. To achieve six pack abs we need to focus on exercises and dietary adjustments to help increase our metabolism. When we increase our overall metabolism, that will burn the necessary fat that will allow for our six-pack abs to become visible.
We need to increase our activity level so that it is more than our caloric intake. That way our body will have to burn excess fat to use as an energy source, which it will get from our belly area.
When we do exercises that focus on large muscle groups and incorporate resistance exercises, we affect our metabolism. The increased lean body mass that results from resistance training increases the metabolic activity of the muscles, which then utilizes fat from the body as an energy source.
Anaerobic interval training has also been effective in increasing the body's metabolism by forcing the body to quickly adapt to the increased demands of the exercises. The interval training shocks the muscles to be explosive and reactive, which results in increased muscle mass. The increased muscle mass thereby increases the metabolic activity in the muscles, which has been shown to last for several hours after the exercise session.
Our diet is also something we need to consider. Eating quality foods made up of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fats, will enhance our energy levels and help our body to burn those foods for energy.
Increasing the number of meals we eat throughout the day helps to maintain our energy levels. Eating smaller portion meals in addition to eating more often, will help us maintain our energy and blood sugar levels, so we are better able to fuel our increased activities.
Decreasing what we eat and increasing our exercise activity will help our body use the excess fat we have on our belly to fuel our activities.
Ab exercises are not the answer. Understanding that we need to increase our exercise activity and monitoring our diet, we can achieve ripped abs. Making adjustments and committing to changing our lifestyle is the key to achieving ripped abs. - 15438
We need to increase our activity level so that it is more than our caloric intake. That way our body will have to burn excess fat to use as an energy source, which it will get from our belly area.
When we do exercises that focus on large muscle groups and incorporate resistance exercises, we affect our metabolism. The increased lean body mass that results from resistance training increases the metabolic activity of the muscles, which then utilizes fat from the body as an energy source.
Anaerobic interval training has also been effective in increasing the body's metabolism by forcing the body to quickly adapt to the increased demands of the exercises. The interval training shocks the muscles to be explosive and reactive, which results in increased muscle mass. The increased muscle mass thereby increases the metabolic activity in the muscles, which has been shown to last for several hours after the exercise session.
Our diet is also something we need to consider. Eating quality foods made up of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fats, will enhance our energy levels and help our body to burn those foods for energy.
Increasing the number of meals we eat throughout the day helps to maintain our energy levels. Eating smaller portion meals in addition to eating more often, will help us maintain our energy and blood sugar levels, so we are better able to fuel our increased activities.
Decreasing what we eat and increasing our exercise activity will help our body use the excess fat we have on our belly to fuel our activities.
Ab exercises are not the answer. Understanding that we need to increase our exercise activity and monitoring our diet, we can achieve ripped abs. Making adjustments and committing to changing our lifestyle is the key to achieving ripped abs. - 15438
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