Sunday, December 21, 2008

Flat Stomach Formula

By Jose Loni

Everybody wants a flat stomach! Everybody craves for a flat stomach! Everybody obsesses over a flat stomach! There are three factors that we can control to help get that flat stomach. Those are nutrition, physical activity, and stress reduction.

Flat stomach exercises are complemented by the quality and quantity of the food we take in. There should be an avoidance of fatty processed foods and sodas. Throughout the day, we should increase the frequency of our meals to 5-6 times per day, eating meals that are balanced in all components of the basic food groups as well as increasing water intake. By choosing better quality, healthier alternatives, we can affect our body's fat burning capabilities.

Physical Activity: when you are first starting out, you can begin with walking for at least 20 minutes per, then progress up to 30 minutes, three times a week. Try to maintain a good elevated heart rate while walking so you are challenging your system.

Stomach flattening exercises are basically exercises that involve multiple joints that allow our bodies to reduce overall fat and at the same time allow for muscle growth and development. When we increase our muscle size, it also increases our metabolism and requires more fuel to be converted from fat, thereby getting the fat from the stomach area. Ab exercises are also good to help tone and increase core strength.

Our bodies have a way of surviving and maintaining energy supplies when it feels it is in danger. When we have high levels of stress, our bodies produce the Cortisol hormone, which stores fat in our stomach area. Stress causes the body to hold onto the fat, so that it can be used as an energy source for survival.

One method of coping with stress is deep breathing. Take a deep breath through your nose, try to feel the breath go deeply into your lungs and into your diaphragm, then slowly breathe out and exhale through your mouth. This technique allows for more oxygen in your system as well as help remove carbon dioxide from our bodies.

Flattening your stomach can be as easy as 1-2-3, nutrition, physical activity and stress reduction. By committing to making changes in our lives, we are able to achieve that flat stomach. - 15343

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