Shedding fat from the stomach by way of physical exercises mainly destined to the abdominal muscles was, is and will always be one of the most resistant misconceptions.
Most of the people with a big belly take up a lot of determination, sit-ups, ab crunches, side-bends, twists, etc., hoping that every new sequence or set of exercises, every session of repeating them, can help them eliminate the 'ring' of adipose tissue all around their waist, additionally referred to as 'the ring of death'.
Apart from the fact that it is probably the most anesthetic 'deposit' of adipose tissue, belly fat involves many risks for the health of the individual which possesses it (associated with diabetes, high blood pressure levels, cardio-vascular illnesses, cancer, male impotence, etc.).
We must take into account, once and for all, that when we talk about the reduction of the subcutaneous adipose tissue, there isn't any spot reduction. Regardless of how much we try to locate effort in the areas, we are focused on, we will simply fortify the muscles under the fat, yet the reduction of the fat itself will be insignificant. The justification is easy and is linked to the energetic support of the anaerobic effort which utilizes, for the exercises, muscular and hepatic glycogen, not fat acids in the adipose tissue. To get to the deposits of body fat, what we need to have is cardio exercise training (jogging, biking, fast walking, going swimming, etc.).This type of physical exercises must be maintained for a long period (45-60 min's) and they must be intense (60-70% from the highest of heart rhythm).
Another solution is cardio training with periods when intensity varies, although the total volume isn't smaller than in the case of uniform cardio training.
An essential role in losing fat is held by the diet. It is known that the most efficient training could be sabotaged in the kitchen area.
The nutritionists say that a diet which sustains caloric deficit, yet keeps a balanced percentage of the basics (proteins, lipids, blood sugar), which includes a little increase of the protein part, will usually have as an outcome of reducing your weight. Physical workouts just like sit-ups, crunches, and so on., without other physical exercises intended to involve bigger groups of muscles (thighs and leg, upper body, back) and to fortify the abdominal muscles, usually do not increase very much the basic metabolic rate.
As an effect, indirect burning up of calories (during breaks, post-training) is very small when compared with the burning as a result of aerobic effort (especially the kinds with alternative periods) - in their case, during effort taking over 20 min's, the energetic support is the adipose tissue.
The secret formula for burning tummy fat is a combination of hypocaloric diet and physical exercise - particularly aerobic, but, also anaerobic (focused on all the body, not just the abdominal muscles).
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