Get Rid of That Stomach Fat, Now!

How to reduce belly fat? Are there any natural tips to do that? Having belly fat is not something to be proud of. Besides it doesn’t look nice, this condition can also ruin your appearance. How do you get rid of it? Follow Gold’s Gym’s 7 Wonders of the Flat Stomach Rules!

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Belly Fat is Not as Funny as It Looks!

Excessive fat deposits in the abdomen, in fact may inhibit the function of the liver as a filter for toxins in the blood. This condition makes our circulatory system does not run normally and lead to various health problems, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Most of all, the reason why your belly being bulge is because of a very basic factor; your diet and your lifestyle.

7 Wonders of the Flat Stomach Rules

Here are some ways to get rid of belly fat for both men and women:
 

1.    Drink water
If the fullness of your stomach caused by water retention, you can actually reduce the problem by drinking more water. This will dilute the concentration of sodium in the body, thereby increasing the amount of water coming out of the system. Drinking more water also ensures effective biliary function to remove waste products. Do not change water consumption during the diet because many ingredients that are difficult to digest and can cause belly fat.

2.    Eat slowly
Avoid eating quickly, because when you swallow too quick, the air retained air in the intestines and form a gas that can trigger abdominal distension. Always sit down when you’re eating and chew your food slowly. If the food is not chewed into small pieces, it cannot be digested properly and will make a lot of gas that causes distention.

3.    Reduce salt intake
Too much salt in the diet adds extra sodium into the body fluids that slowing mechanism to push water out of cells. As a result your stomach feels full and distended. Try boosting the flavors in your food by adding herbs, spices, or lemon juice.

4.    Consume the proper fiber
Fiber is an important element in the diet, but to compensate for water retention which causes distended, eat fruits that contain fiber such as apple and pear that have a lot of water.

5.    Supervised medication
Distended belly could be the side effect of drug consumption. Aspirin and contraceptive pills sometimes cause problems that lead to constipation and abdominal distention. Consult to your doctor before consuming any medications.

6.    Avoid constipation
Constipation is defined as having fewer than three times bowel movements in a week or when the tension involved. As a result it could distend your belly. To stimulate the bowels, consume more fiber from fruits and vegetables and do it gradually to avoid fermentation and excessive gas production.

7.    Sports
Sport is one of the ways to eliminate the distended stomach. Exercise will help move the fluid in the abdomen that can distend your stomach by pushing it out of the system and enter the blood stream, which will be taken out as sweat or brought to the gall to pass as urine.

No Way to Fight the Belly Fat?

According to Gold’s Gym Indonesia’s Personal Trainer, Tommy Gultom, there is no specific exercise that aims abdominal fat loss, “Fat is energy, burning off fat means burning off energy or calories, so you can try compound training or multi-joint training that you combine with cardiovascular training.” To tighten abdominal muscles, try crunch, reverse crunch (front stomach), trunk rotation (side stomach), and bicycle crunch. For Group Exercise lovers, aerobic is very recommended among other sports to support this issue. For the best result, consult to your nutritionist and Personal Trainer to create healthy balanced diet and training regime.

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