How To Lose Abdominal Fat?

Belly fat or Abdominal fat can have negative health implications. Many women entering the forties are upset with weight gain around midriff even while trying to keep up an exercise program. Women usually see a sudden change in the forties due to menopause. Women are alarmed by the rapid increase in waistline as in some women the menopause tips the scale even more. Belly fat has more bad health implications than the fat in hips, arms and legs.

deposited on the front and sides of your abdomen. Women, seems to have normal weight, might have concentration of fat in the midsection, which is also unhealthy. Shed stomach fat to avoid bad health risks.

The Correct Waist Size

The correct measurement is, measuring your waist at your umbilicus level by holding the tape lightly against the skin around your waist.  An measurement of 85 centimeters or more indicates unhealthy abdominal fat for a healthy weight women. A waist measurement which is half your height in centimeters indicates a healthy waist size.

How To Lose Belly Fat?

Healthy food and regular exercise are they key to reduce belly fat.

Brisk walking is the best exercise which anyone can easily do and follow on a regular basis to lose belly fat. Walk for thirty to forty five minutes daily, if not 5 days a week. Take more complex carbohydrates through fruits and vegetables and reduce simple carbohydrates by avoiding or reducing rice and sugar intake.

Exercise for toning abdominal muscles: Get down on all fours. Let your tummy hang down as you take  deep breath.  Let your breath out. While exhaling, pull your navel inward and upward toward your spine.  Hold for ten seconds and rest for ten seconds.  Repeat this up to ten or fifteen times.  Just breath freely and don't change your spine position during each effort.  This abdominal fat reducing exercise can be done in standing position also.

Pelvic tilts and pelvic lifts: Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent.  Tighten your abdominal muscles and flatten back against the floor. Bend your pelvis up slightly and hold in this position for ten seconds.  Repeat five times with ten to twenty repetitions.

For pelvic lifts, lie on your back with your knees bent and your arms relaxed by your sides.  Tighten your lower abdomen and lift your buttocks up off the floor, with your feet pressing down on the floor. Be in this position for five to ten seconds.  Repeat five times and work up to ten to twenty repetitions.

Healthy eating habits together with regular exercise will help you to maintain a healthy waist level. Remember that of all the fat deposits, the abdominal fat has more serious bad health implications. Keep a healthy waistline to keep off serious lifestyle health problems.  Shed belly fat and enjoy a healthy living.

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