You want to wear your favourite saree or figure-hugging dress but are
worried about your flabby stomach bulging out. Well, you still have a
last option. While you cannot reduce fat, you can lose belly fat by
decreasing your total body fat percentage. And you don't have to
completely alter your daily habits to get a flat stomach within 7 days!
Step one:
If you want to build muscle and
burn fat at the same time, you have to perform circuit training, three
days per week. How can you achieve this? Indulge in full body exercises
like lunges, push-ups, and pull-ups, for one set of 15 repetitions.
Don't forget to follow every exercise with one minute of jumping rope. You should be able to burn around 500 to 600 calories per workout.
Step two:
You have to work on your abdominal muscles three times in the week.
Crunches and leg raises for three sets of 20 repetitions should be done.
Also, do planks by holding your body in a push-up position on your
elbows for 30 to 60 seconds for four sets.
Step three:
The kind of food you will eat in this period is vital in bringing about
any change. Natural foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads
and pastas, chicken, beef, fish and low fat dairy should replace
processed foods full of sugar.
Step four:
To minimize water retention, lower your sodium intake. This means you
need to avoid salt. You can flavour your food with other herbs and
spices instead.
Step five:
Stressing and
anxiety can cause the over-production of a certain hormone called
cortisol, which encourages weight gain about the belly area. So try to
keep your cool!