Some fat areas do tend to metabolise easier than others. Fat around your tummy, for example, can be easier to shift than fat around your hips and thighs. The only way to get rid of it, though, is to do lots of cardiovascular, calorie burning exercise and to eat a sensible, well-balanced diet mixed with these following moves.
These super-effective moves are designed to help you look good and beat belly fat. These moves will lengthen and strengthen your body, improve your posture, and help you shed excess body fat.
‘Do these exercises three to five times a week in addition to fast walking or running three times a week,’ advises top personal trainer Caroline Sandry (carolinesandry.com). ‘They should only take around 20 minutes, so if you have time you can add them on to the end of your cardio session, or do them as a stand-alone routine.
Pilates 100
Keep your stomach flat and your spine in neutral throughout. Start with 50
breaths and build up.
Reps: 100 beats Sets: 1
Lie on your back with your arms by your sides, contract your abdominals and bring both knees up to a right angle.
Exhale and lift your head, shoulders and arms off the floor.
Straighten your legs and start to beat your arms up and down as if pressing on heavy springs.
Inhale for five arm beats and exhale for five arm beats, keeping your abdominals contracted throughout and your back in contact with the floor.
Pilates Criss-Cross
Keep your stomach flat throughout and move in a controlled manner – don’t let your hips rock.
Reps: 12 slow reps followed by 12 fast Sets: 1
Lie on your back and bring your knees up to a right angle above your hips.
Place your fingers behind your ears, keep your elbows wide and lift your head off the floor.
Exhale and peel your left shoulder across towards your right hip as you extend your left leg out.
Inhale back to the centre and exhale as you repeat the move in the opposite direction.
Oblique Roll Back
This exercise is not suitable if you have a back or disc problem. Turn your eyes to where you want to go to help engage the correct muscles, and draw your belly button in throughout. Don’t let your back flatten – keep its natural curve.
Reps: 10 times each side Sets: 2
Sit up tall with your knees bent and gently squeezed together with your arms out in front of you.
Exhale, draw your navel to your spine and roll backwards, bringing your lower ribs towards your hips.
Twist to the right and, as you turn, sweep your right arm back, finishing with it behind you at shoulder height.
Inhale and return to the beginning before repeating on your left.
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