Everyone wants to know at some point in their life the tricks of the trade when it comes to knowing how to tone your midsection.
Whether we have developed a beer belly or the dreaded love handles have appeared overnight.
Here are the top five tips to help you know how to tone your midsection.
1 - Exercise alone is not effective.
You have to combine a good eating plan that lowers your overall body fat percentage.
Further information is available on which foods you should and should not be eating by the general rules are to stick to foods that help the body to burn fat and avoid foods that help the body to store fat.
The foods that are a definite to rule out of your diets are ones that contain estrogen compounds.
These are artificially added to food but the body makes enough of it already without adding to it.
2 - The exercises that are specifically for the midsection area should also be combined with an overall body work out.
This will help to see results quicker as an all over body work outs helps us to burn energy quicker where as just doing the stomach exercises alone doesn't.
3 - The three best work outs for the body when trying to lose weight or tone muscles are walking, swimming and lifting weights.
Walking is great as it can be implemented into the most hectic day without realizing it.
Simply ditch the car to walk short distances.
4 - Tummy flattening devices and ab workout machines do not work.
They may seem tempted as a shortcut but for them to be effective, you would need to use them permanently for the rest of your life.
5 - A positive frame of mind is essential when it comes to toning your midsection.
A negative frame of mind will make sure that you give up within a week or give into temptation of fatty foods.
A positive frame of mind will see quicker and better results.
These are just five hints and tips to help you along the way when it comes to knowing how to tone your midsection.
They have been out together by Mike Geary who is a certified personal trainer and nutritionist.
He has combined a knowledge of the body with the science of food so that they go hand in hand together.
He gives information on his body workout and diet plan as well as lots more hints and tips in his latest book.