Effective Workouts to Reduce Belly Fat and Improve Overall Fitness
Combatting Health Risks with Targeted Exercises
In addition to being a cosmetic issue, belly obesity poses a health danger. Diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer may all be made more likely by having too much belly fat. Thankfully, you may increase your general fitness and lose belly fat with certain workouts. Here are five of them:
Crunches: A traditional workout that tones the abdominal muscles. With your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, do a crunch while lying on your back. Your upper body should be raised off the ground by placing your hands behind your head. Lower back down after a little moment of holding. Do this 15–20 times over.
Planks: This exercise tones the muscles that support the pelvis and spine, the core. Put yourself in a push-up posture with your elbows just beneath your shoulders and your body in a straight line to do a plank. As long as you can, maintain this posture by contracting your abs.
The oblique muscles, which are found on the sides of the abdomen, are worked during bicycle crunches. Lie on your back with your knees raised off the ground and your hands behind your head to do a bicycle crunch. After bringing your left knee and right elbow together, swap sides. Carry out the same movement as if you were cycling.
Mountain climbers: By increasing metabolism and burning calories, this activity may help lose abdominal fat. Put your hands beneath your shoulders and stretch your legs behind you to form a plank stance for a mountain climber. Raise your right knee to your chest and rapidly change your legs. As quickly as you can, continue switching legs.
- The lower abdominal muscles, which are often ignored, are worked out with reverse crunches. Place your legs in the air and bend your knees to a 90-degree angle while lying on your back to do a reverse crunch. For support, place your hands under your hips or on the ground. As you raise your hips off the ground, bend your knees toward your chest. Lower back down after a little moment of holding. Do this 15–20 times over.
