My Advice for Women To Lose Belly Fat

Like i mentioned in my first article on body fat, if the gain in belly fat starts due to hormonal changes, heredity, or aging over the years by many women, it will increase as they get older - even more after menopause.

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Yes, its unfortunate that women tend to experience a larger fat percentage increase than males do. People need to understand that when you get older, your metabolism starts to slow down; the obvious sign is that the amount of fat in your body gradually increases.

After menopause (the time in a woman's life when she stops having menstrual periods, and the average age for the onset of menopause is 51 years), your body fat distribution will tend to shift.You will notice areas that have less fat in the legs, arms and hips, and much more in your abdomen (stomach).

So, what is a FACT?

• Body Mass Index does not an accurate measure the body fat percentage or let's be more precise, the fat distribution in women after menopause. What happens is that some women may actually experience an increasing waist, however there is still no increase to the weight shown on the balance.Strange ha? What happens in this case is that although you may not be gaining any extra fat, your actual abdominal fat is increasing as your hip area and limb fat decreases.

WOW! Now, health problems can begin to develop as abdominal fat is harmful for men and women.So this is when the visceral fat is taking its place comfortably in the abdominal cavity between the inner organs (such as the subcutaneous fatty tissue under the skin) and intramuscular fat that is found in skeletal muscle. THE TIRE EFFECT!

Sometimes heredity can be the cause of your abdominal fat, yes, you can blame the parents, what a life! I can lose and to ward off that belly fat newly formed, but like everything in life,that requires some work, in this case we need to implement exercise and diet control.

Have you maybe wondered if there are any types of foods that can help you lose belly fat? I am sure you have, but unfortunately no; there is no magic food to make you lose the abdomen fat.What i am suggesting to you is to practice eating the right amount of calories for weight loss (calculator showing calories burned for various activities) and that will eventually make you lose weight from all areas of your body including that belly area.

The KEY word in this case is DISCIPLINE. You need to discipline yourself to eat a healthy diet, mix some regular exercise or training and you will burn even more calories and tone muscles simultaneously.

Before beginning the exercises to lose belly fat you should properly measure your stomach or waist.The correct way to do this - place a tape measure around the trunk to the height of your heel hold, not in your stomach, and do not pull the tape measure so hard in the skin.

Properly targeted tummy exercises will most certainly help you to firm your abdominal muscles and flatten your belly. The key is to develop a routine to moderately intense exercise each day to lose weight and tone muscles. As you progress with your exercise routine, you will notice one of the first beneficial signs is that your belly fat will begin to shrink, often before you see fat loss in other body areas.

As always, you should contact your doctor before beginning any exercise program, talk.

Here's another advice: I recommend that you target your lower abdominal muscles and lower. Workouts for lower abdominal muscles' my suggestions to you is performing exercises known as pelvic lifts and pelvic tilts.

• Pelvis tilts are great exercises for the back, abdomen, sacroiliac joint and adjacent structures. To perform pelvic tilts you should lay on your back on the floor with your knees bent upwards. While you are flattening the back on the ground and pulling the abdominal muscles, bend your pelvis a little bit; hold this position for 8 - 10 seconds and repeat at least 5 times. Try to work up to 10 to 20 repetitions.

• To perform the pelvic lifts, you need to lay on your back on the floor, with your knees bent toward your chest region and your arms should be relaxed by your sides. Tense or drag the lower abdomen and slowly lift your butt off the ground. Again, hold this position for 8 to 10 seconds and repeat at least five times. As you progress, you should try to work up to 10 to 20 repetitions of the exercise. 

Your deeper abdominal muscles can be also toned by the pelvic lifts, which are also great for losing buttock fat and for bad or sore backs. As you become more proficient at this routine you can even perform it in the upright position where ever you are, even waiting for a bus.

Just remember that developing a daily routine and establishing good eating habits play very important parts in your mission.For a personalized diet and exercise plan,  click here.