How To Reduce Love Handles
February 19, 2008 by Sean Cavanaugh · Leave a Comment
Love handles are a serious problem that we all need to deal with. It is critical for our appearance and medically to learn what we can do about our love handles. There really isn’t much to love about love handles.
The term love handles came about as a slang term to refer to the fat around a persons abs. When one reaches around another person to hug or walk with them they can literally rest their arms on that fat. This term specifically refers to the fat around the sides of the abdominal muscles. Also referred to at times as a spare tire.
Abdominal fat is both a physical appearance and a health issue. As perhaps the most lethal fat, ab fat is a driving force behind heart disease, diabetes, and more. You may be one of the few people whose major concern when it comes to love handles is health related. But, most people want to know how to burn off love handles so they can look hot. After all hot tight abs are at the core of what the average person views as sexy.
Forget about the idea of being able to attack the love handles in and of themselves. Burning off fat in the abs, butt, or any other area isn’t about spot reduction. You have to look at the fat in your body as one entire object. If you want to remove your love handles and transform your abs into a work of art then set out to attack the fat throughout your body.
Spot reduction does not work because of the way our bodies fat cells function. Fat cells are basically stored up energy. The more energy our body needs the more fat is released and used up. The fat cells function as a whole. When energy is needed fat cells release the stored up energy into the blood stream from all over the body. Individual areas of fat do not work in and of themselves. For example, you do one hour of running. The body doesn’t say we need more energy so lets have that come from the fat around the abs. The body pulls energy from the fat throughout the body.
I hope the above paragraph wasn’t too technical. But, I thought it was important for you to understand the science behind how we burn fat. That way when you come across the next ab fad diet, workout, or gadget you won’t fall prey and waste both your money and time. Sure you can use specific exercises to tighten your abdominal muscles. However, what good is that if you never see your abs because of the fat love handles surrounding them?
I hope by now you already know the answer. Learn how to burn fat all over your body and you will loose the love handles. Your unsightly flab consisting of doughnuts, pasta, fatty meats, cheese cake and more will begin to melt away. You are not far from being a physical specimen of supreme fitness.
There are 2 keys to your success. Perform full body workouts that raise your metabolic rate high enough to burn fat. These intense metabolism-boosting routines consisting of back, leg, and chest workouts will release fat burning hormones into your body. The second key is to follow a diet that gives you the proper portion of quality protein, carbs rich in fiber, and healthy fat.
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Are All Of The Secrets To How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat Just Hype?
January 18, 2008 by Tyler Whitman · Leave a Comment
Every day another new magical product bursts on to the scene, swearing to be the answer that you are looking for. Forget about all of those other useless pills and diets and programs that also swore to be the answer-this time it’s for real! This time you really will lose belly fat quick! This time the fat will melt off of your body and your abs will be magically transformed into that chiselled six-pack of your dreams!And there is no escaping it. Day and night, you are assaulted with a steady stream of deceptive advertising. Television, magazines, billboards, radio - everywhere you look there are crafty ads with sexy bodies and voices promising that you too can learn how to get rid of belly fat and be sexy just by buying what they are selling.
After awhile, you become disgusted with all of the lies and hype. You get tired of wasting your time and money on false promises and decide that there is no secret to learning how to get rid of belly fat other than being born with the right genes. You resolve yourself to the fact that you will always have a fat, flabby stomach.
Well, that’s a real shame because although there certainly are a lot of products and programs out there that are nothing more than hype and hot air, there are a few that actually work and will help you to lose weight and have the body you want
In fact, you’ve probably seen them but you didn’t pay any attention to them. That’s because anything that is truly effective is not going to work super fast, or work at all without significant effort on your part. It isn’t going to be hyped up as a magical cure that works overnight. You are so conditioned to hype that you fail to notice things that aren’t hyped up with false promises.
Fitness gurus realize that everyone wants a fabulously thin, muscular body, but no one wants to actually work to get one. So instead of putting together a program that really produces results, these fitness gurus put all of their efforts into marketing and advertising. They know that most people purchase these programs on an emotional whim and never actually use them. So they don’t bother creating programs that actually do what they claim to do.
So instead of getting mad at advertisers for lying to you, get mad at yourself for wanting to take the easy way out. There are no short cuts in life, and if you truly want to know how to get rid of belly fat, then stop looking for things that offer a quick, magical solutions and start paying attention to things that make sense, like changing your eating habits, and exercising
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Ready to discover how to get rid of belly fat forever? Then go to learnhowtogetridofbellyfat.blogspot.com today to get your FREE copies of The Stubborn Fat Solution and the Get Great Abs Mini-Course!
Setting Your Weight Loss Goal
January 16, 2008 by Debi Darline · Leave a Comment
Daniel Burham, a famous architect, once said, Make no small plans, they have no magic to stir your blood to action. Make big plans, aim high in work and hope.
Set your goals high!
Set Measurable Goals! Read more
We All Have The Ability To Get Six Pack Abs
January 10, 2008 by Rusty Moore · 1 Comment
Why is it that 6 pack abs are so prevalent in magazines and movies, but not so common in the real world. Remember Brad Pitt in Fight Club, or Daniel Craig in “James Bond”? What about Jessica Alba in “Into the Blue”. Do movie stars have a different physiology than normal folks? Of course not! I think the main reason that people don’t have 6 pack abs is that they don’t believe it is possible or realistic for them. Believe me, you can get amazing abs with the proper approach. Yes, just as good as Will Smith in “I Am Legend”. Read more
8 Basic Muscle Building Tips for a Rock Solid Body
December 15, 2007 by Hanson Habnor · 3 Comments
All calories are not created equal. That is why, you should only consume the right ones from the right type of food sources. These food sources are the High Quality Protein, the High Fiber and Low Glycemic Carbohydrates and the Healthy Unsaturated Fats. The consumption of food from these sources should be spread over 5 to 7 small meals daily.
Drink more water. A slightly dehydrated body will have a significant impact on your strength and performance level. Even a 3-4% decrease in your water level will lead to a 10-20% decrease in your muscle contractions. To find out how much water is enough for you, simply multiply your bodyweight by 0.6. Read more
Lose Stomach Fat The Right Way
December 7, 2007 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
How about all of the bogus infomercial gadgets out there claiming you can shrink your stomach in a matter of days just by strapping some worthless “ab-belt” around your waist, or sizzle away the stomach fat by using their patented “ab-roller-rocker” thingy.
So let’s get past all of the scams and gimmicks and get right down to the hard science and reality behind what techniques and strategies really do help you for Lose Stomach Fat The Right Way and keeping it off for life!
The first important principle we’ll discuss is how you structure your workouts. In order to stimulate fat-loss from your stomach, you need to stop wasting so much of your time doing all kinds of various abdominal exercises and hundreds of reps of crunches, leg lifts, and torso twists in the hopes of “spot-reducing” your belly and love handles. You’ll know by now if you’ve read any reputable fitness publications over the last decade that spot-reduction DOES NOT occur. Read more
