Hello, I really want to lose belly fat before summer starts or the start of summer.
I have been doing cardio on the treadmill, Eliptical and lifting weights and ab crunches with weights.
Does anyone have any tips on how can i lose belly fat more effectivelly at the gym?
Exercising your core, like with crunches, hanging leg raises and reverse extensions, will help you LOOK slimmer and help you keep a better posture which really helps with your appearance.
But as far as actually losing belly fat, you can;t spot reduce. You have to lose fat in general and some of that fat will come off your belly.
To lose fat, you want a combination of aerobic (elliptical, treadmill, etc) and weight lifting. When you increase muscle mass, especially in your legs, you increase your metabolism because muscle burns calories even when you aren’t active.
If you are concerned about losing some in the chest while losing weight,, you might want to do a lot of chest exercises like flies and presses.
The rule of thumb in Weight lifting is that if you want to build mass, you want to have the weight high enough that you can only do 8 or 12 reps ( 3 sets each, approx)
If you just want to tone, have the weight light enough that you can do more than 12, but not more than 20.
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