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.
Exercising using large muscle group, multi-joint activities as well as incorporating resistance exercises, we are able to increase our metabolism. The lean body mass, which results from the exercise, will increase the muscle's metabolic activity to burn excess body fat to fuel the body's increased activities.
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.
In addition, by increasing the number of meals we eat per day to 5-6 times and decreasing the portion sizes, we are better able to maintain our energy throughout the day and help maintain our blood sugar levels.
Increasing our energy expenditure and at the same time monitoring and decreasing our food intake, we can help our body to use the excess fat that we have as a fuel source.
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. - 17944
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.
Exercising using large muscle group, multi-joint activities as well as incorporating resistance exercises, we are able to increase our metabolism. The lean body mass, which results from the exercise, will increase the muscle's metabolic activity to burn excess body fat to fuel the body's increased activities.
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.
In addition, by increasing the number of meals we eat per day to 5-6 times and decreasing the portion sizes, we are better able to maintain our energy throughout the day and help maintain our blood sugar levels.
Increasing our energy expenditure and at the same time monitoring and decreasing our food intake, we can help our body to use the excess fat that we have as a fuel source.
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. - 17944
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