Monday, March 9, 2009

Tips To Getting That Six Pack Abs

By Fred

If you ever happen to turn on the television in the middle of the night, you'll notice a flood of infomercials selling the latest in home gym technology: machines that guarantee you'll have a sexy, slimmer body with washboard abs by working out for as little as 5 minutes a day.

Sadly, a lot of these machines can be misleading, like those abdominal gadgets that promise you a six pack in just two weeks. Contrary to most peoples belief, doing crunches won't make you slimmer, it will only give you stronger abs. It doesn't matter what kind of machine you're using, because those strong abs are buried under those layers of fat, and the only way to get rid of those are by doing cardiovascular exercises.

In order to get the look you're after you need to concentrate on: If you want to get the perfect abs, you should try doing the following: 1. Have a healthy diet. 2. Increase your metabolism. 3. Follow proper abdominal excerises.

No matter what abdominal machine you're using, or how expensive it is, you won't see any results if you don't follow the above routine. It's easy to buy into the glitzy infommercials on TV, especially when you see attractive models with hard bodies using the products, while promising you the same kind of success. All you need is a five minutes.... Walking to the other side of the room is five minutes, and you're obviously not losing weight from that.

If you really want to get those a flat stomach or rock hard abs, you need to learn about the proper way of losing weight and building muscle tone.

Here's one tip on how to effectively burn calories: HIIT, or High Intensity Interval Training. What's that, you say? It's a combination of high energy sports such as sprinting or exercise bike sprinting. You do a sustained 30 minutes of biking or running, alternative it with 2-3 minutes of jogging or slow pedaling. Do this alternately for 20 minutes.

This type of training, combined with 5-6 small meals a day every 2.5-3 hours, will effectively burn the calories from your body. Having a diet rich in protein, complex carbohydrates, and omega 3 fats, and doing away with less saturated fats, and you'll be on your way to getting that perfect washboard abs.

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