It often seems like the
hardest thing in the world to do: "Reducing your waistline and toning your
abdominal region". People all over the world spend thousands of dollars
per day attempting to accomplish the "SIX PACK". I have regular
requests asking for advice and quick fixes to remedy the storing of body fat
around the waistline and how to create a firm toned midsection.
The Truth about achieving a
toned tummy and being able to actually see that "muscle tone" is to
get rid of the layer of body fat covering your abdominals. That's right! It
doesn't matter how many crunches you do, or what new machine you use from the
continuous advertisements that hound us day in and day out. If you don't reduce
your body fat you will never see those strong toned abdominals.
Spot Reduction - A
Fallacy!
You cannot spot reduce.
Although you can change areas of your body with resistance exercise eg. weight
training techniques like toning, body shaping and body building etc. You cannot
just train or exercise one body part alone, such as your abs, and expect to see
a whole new look. Achieving a six pack or muscle tone in your abdominal area is
a lot more involved and I intend to show you how to go about reaching your new
slim and toned waistline by following a few simple steps and hints..
A familiar tune.......
As I mentioned above I
frequently receive emails of desperation with requests such as "I am happy
with the rest of my body, but my wide and fatty waistline ruins my body shape.
Can you give me just one exercise that will fix this". Or "I have an
occasion coming up and I want to reduce my waistline, can you recommend a
supplement and some special crunches that will make me lose 10 kilos around my
waist within the next 6 weeks?" And "I perform 200 crunches per day
and I still don't see any difference in my waistline, what am I doing
wrong?"
One More Thing Before We
get Started - Don't Rely On Gimmicks!
One thing I am very
concerned about is the fact that most of us want to believe that some
miraculous piece of equipment, or pills, will give us that toned tummy that the
sexy girls and guys have in the ads for these types of products. Believe me,
before I started in the fitness industry years ago I also thought if I spent
hundreds of dollars it would work for me too. I was so upset when I found out
that I actually had to work really hard at it and there was no such miracle
cure or quick fix solution.
The Difference Between
Firming Up Your Abs and Reducing Your Body Fat Around Your Waistline
Now that you know that the
only way to trim down your waistline is to reduce the amount of body fat around
that particular area you are probably thinking "where do I go from
here?". First you need to realise that a slim waist doesn't necessarily
mean that you have a toned midsection. As you know, to firm up your abdominal
area you need to perform crunches or some kind of resistance program. Many men
and women do have slimmer waists or flat stomachs, but they can still
lack tone and firmness. This where the "resistance training" comes
in.
(click here for Part 2 ABDOMINALS
- The Truth
on How to Achieve a Toned Tummy and Slim Waistline )
Persons who are of good
health, suspect of their health or are aware of any conditions, physical
deficiencies or diseases should always consult a physician before undertaking
any eating or exercise program. Mandy Gibbons, Virtual Fitness Trainer,
www.virtualfitnesstrainer.com.au and www.virtualfitnesstrainer.com disclaims
any liability or loss in connection with the above program or advice given in
this article.
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