Many people who want to lose their beer belly try to do so by exercising. This is a very good course to take, as long as you know what you're doing. The sad thing is that most people don't.
What is the common exercise mistake people who want to flatten their abs make? The answer is trying to lose your beer belly by doing abdominal exercises. The reason why this is such a common mistake is that the TV is full of commercials for bogus abs machines and gadgets promising to provide you with a lean, firm, and flat stomach. Those promises are good marketing for the people who sell these ab machines, but most of them won't deliver in reality.
The reason why ab exercises are not the best way to lose a beer belly is that in order to flatten your stomach you need to burn off your abdominal fat. Contrary to common belief, abs exercises don't do that. They develop and strengthen your ab muscles, but don't burn a lot of fat. In truth, it's extremely hard to spot reduce fat from a specific body part. You need to reduce overall body fat and your belly flab will diminish as well.
The best exercises to lose a beer belly are those which will help you to burn overall body fat. These are cardiovascular activities and full body weight training sessions. If you're shaking your head and thinking that you will now have to spend hours at the gym, you can't be more wrong. In fact, a mere 3 sessions a week of 45 intense minutes each will do wonders for your appearance. You will see real improvement in no time. It may take some time to completely eliminate your excess belly fat (that depends on how big it is), but as long as you continue to do cardio workouts, and train all your muscle groups, you will see a fat decline all over your body, your stomach included.
One final note: I'm not saying to completely stop doing abs exercises. But they should constitute only a fragment of your overall strength routine (5 minutes each session should be enough). Once you lose your beer belly, those exercises will come in handy to really accentuate your ab muscles.
If you do things right, you should see great results within weeks. Before you know it, you may have the abs you've always wanted.
To learn how to lose your gut visit this page: What Causes a Beer Belly?
John Davenport was overweight most of his life. He shifted his life around and even managed to get rid of his belly fat and get six pack abs. To read his tips on how to get a flat stomach, visit this webpage: How To Get Flat Abs.
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