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måndag 21 september 2009

Improve Abs Fitness

By James Statham

If you're looking to trim your belly fat and sculpt rock hard abs, you'll want to read this article. Most people think that getting abs must involve lots of crunches, and long hours of cardio work. This is all wrong! In this article, I'm going to show you the proper methods that you should be following in order to get your abs fitness up and achieving a six pack!

Do you know the number one component relating to great abs fitness? It's not doing endless hours of cardio, it is infact your diet. If you can't see your abs, it is because there is a layer of body fat covering up your abs. So even if you have the most muscly abs around, you won't be able to see them if your body fat levels are too high! The best way to lower your body fat is, obviously, improve your diet. Sorry to nag guys, but you need to cut out the rubbish foods that contain empty calories, such as cakes and crisps. Otherwise, the high amounts of fat and sugar will only add to the layer of fat around your belly, which isn't good if you want to see your six pack anytime soon!

When your diet is up to scratch, you need to have a solid workout routine in place. To get much better abs fitness and get a six pack quicker, aim to perform short, sharp and intense workouts. Jogging on a treadmill for hours on end is not the best way to do this. This is because this type of workout is not very intense, and doesn't really work the body as much as other exercises. What a long cardio exercise also doesn't do is help raise your metabolism. If you know how to raise your metabolism, then you'll burn fat much quicker! The higher your metabolism is, the more fat your body will want to burn whilst resting! A workout, under an hour, that involves compound exercises which target lots of muscles, are not only super intense, but will help burn the fat so much quicker! This is because when you exercise, you burn fat from all over your body, and not just from one specific area.

However not all cardio is bad. For optimal abs fitness, combining strength training and effective cardio is a must. For instance, swimming is a great cardio exercise. If you swim intensely for half an hour or so, you're working every single muscle in your body, and burning a ton of fat in the process! Combining cardio with strength training also gives you a break from the weights, which will allow you to recover.

If you take on board the three key points I have mentioned here, then you will see the results you desire. As long as you stay dedicated, and don't give up if you haven't got instant results, then your hard work in the gym will pay off!

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