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How to Flatten Your Belly

No matter what the size and shape of your body’s frame the abdomen is one area that can be stubborn for everybody. A “pot-belly” can be unsightly and an excess of fat stored in this area can also lead to other health problems. This store of visceral type fatty tissue can contribute to cholesterol and cardio-vascular problems. So what can you do to reduce belly fat and flatten your belly?

Despite what you may see advertised on tv, exercise that targets the abdominal area alone is not enough. Yes exercise will tighten and tone the muscles, but if they are still covered with a layer of fat, you can’t see them, and you still have a pot belly. What you really need to do are cardio exercises that will burn the fat. Don’t just aim to tone muscles, that’s not enough. You need daily exercise that increases your heart rate for 15 to 30 minutes each day.

One more thing you need to do is watch your diet. If your body does not use the fats and sugars that you eat it will store them in your body as fat. If you live on a diet of fast and/or fatty foods all the time you spend on exercising will just be wasted. It’s ok to have some fat in your diet, in fact you need some to stay healthy. It’s when you are consuming more fat than your body needs that you have problems. The only way to get rid of excess fat is to burn it off through exercise.

Some examples of simple cardio exercise that will help you include running, swimming or bike riding. You can also try going up and down stairs at a fast pace or even a brisk walk. If you are not used to exercise then start with something simple and increase the activity as you get fitter. The important thing is to increase your heart rate by exercising for 15-30 mins every day.

Now lets take a look at those abdominal muscles. These muscles do give shape to you abdominal area. Once the belly fat is gone, you want to be able to show off your nice tight abs. Now to get them well-toned, you need some abdominal exercise. All that is really needed is a simple set of exercises for a few minutes every day. Try not to do the same exercise every day or your abs will adapt to it and you won’t get as good a result. If you work the centre muscles one day, work the side muscles the next. Give your abs a variety of bending and stetching.

Now for more detailed advice on how to flatten your belly, click this link to the Flat Belly Book.

Research on Green Tea For Weight Loss

Studies on green tea have concluded that the catechins, caffeine and theanine contained within green tea are beneficial in improving fat loss and the ability of the body to metabolise fats. Combined with a healthy diet and some physical activity green tea helps to reduce weight and then maintain a healthy weight level.

Green tea seems to be especially good at reducing visceral fat, that is fat around the intestines and organs in the abdominal area. Visceral fat is also associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes type 2. So for dieters, green tea may also help to prevent these diseases. Both animal and human studies have arrived at this conclusion.

Human studies have also demonstrated that daily consumption of green tea over a twelve week period reduced not just body fat but cholesterol levels as well. Reducing cholesterol is an important step in the prevention of atheriosclerosis and other cardio-vascular diseases.

Green tea catchins have been shown to have the ability to stimulate the use of fatty acids by cells in the liver and muscles. Using fatty acids reduces the rate that glycogen use and which results in lower levels of lactic acid. It’s the formation of lactic acid in the muscles that causes the sore aching feeling in muscles during exercise. This action of the catechins to reduce lactic acid levels results in increased endurance allowing you to exercise for longer.

The combination of increased endurance and faster fat burning is win-win for anybody wanting to lose weight. It’s a very simple forumula, drink green tea, lose weight. Dieters green tea also provides many other health benefits. To see the full story click the following link for more information on green tea diets.

Other Benefits of Dieters Green Tea

Green tea has been used for thousands of years in traditional remedies. It has been credited with being a major contribution to longevity in many cultures. Recent medical research has been able to confirm many of the benefits that healers have claimed for thousands of years.

Many of the health benefits of green tea are due to a powerful anti-oxidant known as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCE). The level of EGCE is much higher in green tea than in any other tea.

Green tea and weight loss is well documented. The following list shows some of the many other benefits.

1. Green tea has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of some forms of cancer.
2. Is beneficial in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
3. Boosts the immune system.
4. Is effective as a blood thinner which assists with the management of cardiovascular diseases.
5. Helps to reduce high blood pressure.
6. May be beneficial in the treatment of neurological condidtions such as Parkinsons and Alzheimer’s diseaeses.
7. Helps to redcue high cholesterol.
8. Increases metabolism and fat oxidation to help maintain a healthy weight.

This list is just a start. Click this link for more information on the benefits of green tea diets.