There was a time when bodybuilding and formal, organized exercise was done exclusively by men. Exercise for women was limited to sports like swimming, tennis and volleyball as well as recreational activities like dancing. We're living in a totally different era now and women can even be found in the boxing ring and mixed martial arts tournaments that have been gaining popularity.
Women now rival the men in gym attendance. Indeed, the fit, athletic look that long defined male sexiness has crossed genders and modern society's basis for female sexiness has gone from the voluptuous Monroe-esque image to the lean tanned surfer chick look complete with six-pack abs.
Modern pop idols like Jessica Alba, Audrina Partridge and Alyssa Milano all exude a boyish charm that no doubt made them popular. They also sported at one time or another during their successful careers, six-pack abs that were without doubt sculpted by hours of pumping iron and sweating it out in the gym.
Let's face it- under modern standards, women with abs look great and attaining and maintaining six-pack abs is the primary goal of female fitness buffs around the world. Wily businessmen know this and have been making a killing selling gimmicky products on infomercials.
Countless teenagers, professionals and housewives have been plunking down sizable amounts of funds for belly-fat reduction creams, unrealistic diet programs and pricy gadgets that isolate the ab muscles. Hard earned dollars wasted just to find a short-cut to lean, sexy abs.
Unfortunately, a large number of women find out all too soon that they've been let down after giving the latest product on the infomercials a try. Fact is, there is no way to really isolate belly fat. The only way to bring-out the abdominal muscles underneath the layer of fat around the midsection is by eliminating body fat first.
Experts have determined that the shortest path for women (and men, for that matter) in getting those six-packs out is through a combo of aerobic total body exercise and resistance training. Cardio exercises that keep the heart rate steady just below the anaerobic threshold (when it's hard to talk without sounding like Darth Vader) eliminate body fat the fastest and weight-training elevates the body's metabolism by increasing muscle tissue.
Experts have discovered these cardio exercises burn the highest percentage of calories from stored fat rather than from muscle-building glycogen. In burning belly fat, the main goal is fat-loss and not muscle-loss. Losing glycogen by through improper exercise and skipping meals makes us lose out on muscle repair and development and no fitness buff wants that. - 15438
Women now rival the men in gym attendance. Indeed, the fit, athletic look that long defined male sexiness has crossed genders and modern society's basis for female sexiness has gone from the voluptuous Monroe-esque image to the lean tanned surfer chick look complete with six-pack abs.
Modern pop idols like Jessica Alba, Audrina Partridge and Alyssa Milano all exude a boyish charm that no doubt made them popular. They also sported at one time or another during their successful careers, six-pack abs that were without doubt sculpted by hours of pumping iron and sweating it out in the gym.
Let's face it- under modern standards, women with abs look great and attaining and maintaining six-pack abs is the primary goal of female fitness buffs around the world. Wily businessmen know this and have been making a killing selling gimmicky products on infomercials.
Countless teenagers, professionals and housewives have been plunking down sizable amounts of funds for belly-fat reduction creams, unrealistic diet programs and pricy gadgets that isolate the ab muscles. Hard earned dollars wasted just to find a short-cut to lean, sexy abs.
Unfortunately, a large number of women find out all too soon that they've been let down after giving the latest product on the infomercials a try. Fact is, there is no way to really isolate belly fat. The only way to bring-out the abdominal muscles underneath the layer of fat around the midsection is by eliminating body fat first.
Experts have determined that the shortest path for women (and men, for that matter) in getting those six-packs out is through a combo of aerobic total body exercise and resistance training. Cardio exercises that keep the heart rate steady just below the anaerobic threshold (when it's hard to talk without sounding like Darth Vader) eliminate body fat the fastest and weight-training elevates the body's metabolism by increasing muscle tissue.
Experts have discovered these cardio exercises burn the highest percentage of calories from stored fat rather than from muscle-building glycogen. In burning belly fat, the main goal is fat-loss and not muscle-loss. Losing glycogen by through improper exercise and skipping meals makes us lose out on muscle repair and development and no fitness buff wants that. - 15438
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