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Bristol Warren RI Fitness Gym – Losing The Flab!

Posted April 21st, 2011 by: Jesse Amarelo

So are you ready to lose that unwanted flab?

Don’t be ashamed. We all have it. The question is are you ready to do something about it. Summer will be here shortly and it will soon be hard to hide behind a sweatshirt. There’s a saying “knowledge is power”. And it’s true. So I’m going to arm you with a simple two-step process that will accomplish a lot in a little amount of time.

I heard a good one the other day in the gym. It was a lady referring to her “flappers”. I bet you know what she was talking about. I’ve heard of “bye-bye arms” but “flappers” was a first for me. I know that’s a big problem area for women.

But the bigger problem is how they go about trying to lose that flab. It’s usually a combination of a fad diet, long low-intensity cardio (ugh!), and some triceps kickbacks with soup cans. And they use soup cans because the fitness “expert” on the daily morning show said to use household items for a great workout.

THIS WILL NOT WORK.

You cannot spot reduce. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, spot reducing is the term used when someone is attempting to lose fat in a particular spot simply by exercising that area. The problem is your body doesn’t work that way. You can’t target the area of your body that you would like to lose fat simply by exercising the muscles in that area.

So what should you do?

Your goal should be to reduce the level of fat in your ENTIRE body. And the MOST effective way to do that is to start doing full-body workouts using full-body exercises such as push-ups, squats, heavy rope drills, jump rope, planks, heavy bags, and medicine ball drills to just name a few. All exercises that are done in our Ultimate Boxing Workout by the way

Those exercises will work your entire body. And when you combine them all at once you get a serious fat-burning workout that not only uses up a whole bunch of calories but also stokes your metabolism for hours. I promise that if you start working out like this you will see big improvements in your body.

The second piece of the puzzle is nutrition. You NEED to be eating 5-6 meals a day. It’s that simple. End of story.

And the majority of your food should be “real” foods. Stuff that needs to be prepared or cooked. I know that takes a bit more work but it beats the hell out of anything you will find in a can or box. So focus on fruits, vegetables, and fresh proteins. Try to limit your carbs. If you haven’t had a chance please read my blog post on nutrition. It’s a good one and will shed some light on your meal plan.

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