Abdominal Exercise - Doing
Stomach Exercises
By Donovan Baldwin
Many people would like to have a flat stomach. There's not
much doubt about that. It could be a woman who just had a baby, a man
who wants to impress someone, or someone somewhere in between. While
most people have good intentions when it comes to building "six pack
abs" not as many people actually seem to find the time or dedication to
really follow through to see real results, and usually give up. To
remedy the problem there are several ideas that can help a person
wanting to get a flatter stomach but cannot find the time or energy to
do intense stomach exercises.
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For as many people that want to do stomach exercises, there are just as
many people, probably more, that like to watch television. Did you know
that this could be a perfect time to do some stomach exercises? During
commercials, or every ten minutes during the boring parts if there are
no commercials, try lying on the floor and doing as many stomach
exercises as possible...or even just a set number.
As always, if you have not done stomach exercises in a while, it is best
to start slowly, but eventually make it a game, and try to get more
repetitions in each time. By following this simple plan, you can get a
flat stomach fast but this will help your body in several different
ways as well. There is no extra scheduling involved, since for most
people, watching television at some point in the day is
natural. Therefore no extra time is taken out of the day to
do your stomach exercise. The second thing this strategy helps with is
that the human body should not remain motionless for more then thirty
minutes anyway, by getting up and doing stomach exercises every few
minutes it really boosts up your body's metabolism.
Another good time you could do some stomach exercises is the first
thing in the morning.
Try rolling out of bed, not literally of course, and just lie down on
the floor and do as many repetitions as possible in a set amount of
time, even if it is just two or three minutes. There is a lot of
evidence to suggest that exercising first thing in the morning may be
more beneficial in some ways to a person then trying to exercise at
other times of the day. While there are many reasons for this, one
valid reason is that it gets the metabolism going for the day after a
night's sleep. Since most people are extra concerned about the
appearance of their stomach, it seems logical to start the day with a
good set of stomach exercise.
One note here. If you are in some sort of weightlifting or
other progressive resistance training routine, it might be a good idea
to do those exercises in midafternoon. If you would like more
exact information on using a weight training program to burn fat, I
would recommend you look into "Burn the Fat. Feed the Muscle",
by fitness coach Tom Venuto.
Of course, those who are able to dedicate time each day to exercise,
their routine should include stomach exercises. There are some reports
that say that muscles need time to rest, so only exercise a particular
group of muscles every other day, while other reports say that stomach
muscles are ok to exercise everyday. Tom Venuto and other prominent
fitness trainers recommend the rest period as being important to muscle
recovery.
One way to answer the question on when to do stomach exercises, every
day or every other day is simply listen to your body. If the stomach
muscles are sore, then rest them. If not, then maybe one day
work on them more intensely then the next day.
TRAINING
TIP FOR A FLAT STOMACH FAST:
While training the stomach muscles themselves IS an important part of
getting that flat stomach you've been looking for, as Tom Venuto points
out in Burn the Fat "...abdominal training has NOTHING to do
with fat loss! Fat loss comes from nutrition and
cardio. It's entirely possible that you could have a GREAT
set of abs that are completely covered up with fat, so you can't see
them!"
There is good reason for wanting to develop strong stomach muscles,
besides just for appearance sake. Your stomach muscles are the core of
your body. If they are not strong, the rest of your body will suffer in
strength and power. The good news is that most stomach exercises can be
done anywhere with absolutely no machines or gadgets. With a little
diligence and some creativity, there are plenty of times throughout the
day to sneak in stomach exercises
About the
Author:
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Donovan Baldwin is a freelance
writer residing in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area, and a University
of West
Florida alumnus. He is a member of Mensa and is retired from
the U. S. Army after 21 years of service. In his career, he
has held many managerial and supervisory positions. However,
his main pleasures have long been writing, nature, health, and
fitness. In the last few years, he has been able to combine
these pleasures by writing poetry and articles on subjects such as
health, fitness, weight lifting, yoga, weight loss, the environment,
climate change, happiness, self improvement, and life. His
blog on Senior
Health and Fitness can be found at Fitness-After-40.blogspot.com.
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