The Big Myth about getting Flat Abs

If you've been doing crunches forever and are upset that you still don't have flat abs, you're no doubt operating under what I consider the biggest myth of weight loss in existence. Despite the facts, many people still think they can get flat abs if they just keep doing enough ab exercises. That said, if all you want is to lose a little belly fat, and not necessarily to have flat abs, you should be able to significantly cut down on the ab exercises that you have to do. Just remember this is only if you want to lose a little belly fat, not if you want to achieve great looking flat abs.

The most effective way of flattening your stomach is a combination of strength training (with a extra focus on mid-section), cardiovascular exercise (short, hard workouts), and stable blood sugar (which keeps you from adding additional fat and makes it easier for the body to use body fat for fuel). This means you are less likely to store any excess calories as body fat because they are more likely to be used by your elevated metabolism. Therefore, strength training, cardiovascular exercise and stable blood sugar are by far the most important factors when it comes to burning away that excess body fat and keeping it off. So the goal is to essentially reduce your body fat percentage.

Exercise and proper diet are necessary to achieve and maintain weight loss and muscle definition. Aerobic exercises target specific areas of body. Weight training increases the body's overall metabolic rate, so in actuality it enhances the action of aerobics. Sure lots of crunches and other ab exercises may give you great tone and definition, but to see the best results you need to reduce the layer of body fat covering up those visible cuts referred to as 'six-pack' abs. Whatever exercise you do, it is extraordinarily important that you do the exercises correctly and on a regular basis whether it is biking, rowing, stair-climbing or dog-kicking. However to get great abs you need more than just exercise.

You need to create a diet that burns slightly more calories than consumed. For flatter abs, make carbs 45-65 percent (202-292 grams based on a 1,800-calorie diet) of your total daily calories. If you eat an extremely high-carb diet, you may store excess water, experience bloating and gain temporary water weight, this is why people who go on no- or very low-carb diets can initially lose weight so quickly. Begin by reducing your portion sizes and maintaining a balanced diet of carbs, protein and fat. From now on, think of 'diet' as a general eating 'lifestyle' rather than as the thing you see Richard Simmons trying to sell you.

You must get exercise, diet, and supplements (especially your diet) right on a consistent basis in order to even get close to flat abs. And, If you've lost body fat and you still don't have flat abs, don't be terribly upset not everyone are supermodels, it takes time and lots of effort. Many of us will never see those flat abs because of the constant energy, rules, and positive attitude needed to succeed, but don’t give up you’ll get there!!