Do you want to lose belly fat over age 40? You'll often receive the advice to do crunches and other exercises targeting the abdominal muscles.
It seems to be logical- if you are working out a body part, the fat on this particular body part will get less. But the way we are burning fat does not work like that.
It is not possible to burn fat in just one part of your body. It's genetically programmed where you gain weight and where you lose it first. Over 40 this genetic program is getting stronger and stronger.
Often I hear people saying things like "I want to lose belly fat" but it is not possible to lose fat on a particular body part. But we can attain something much better: We can get an overall lean body.
Crunches are wonderful to strengthen the core muscles around your belly. If you want to shape your figure, exercises like the reverse bicycle really serve to tone your body. You might consider doing exercises for the back in addition, so front and back of your midsection are becoming strong. This will help your posture too and keep back pain away. For many over 40 back pain is rather common- our sedentary lifestyle adds to that greatly.
In comparison crunches are not the most time-efficient thing to do when you want to lose weight. The stomach muscles are comparatively small, so if you spend 15 minutes on crunches you burn much fewer calories as if you'd spend 15 minutes exercising your leg muscles. In the same amount of time, you leg muscles will burn more calories.
If you consider doing crunches, do it for the right reason: To strengthen your midsection. If you want to lose weight permanently, better exercise the bigger muscles on your body.
You can read another article from Perry at
Woman Over 40? Lose Belly Fat Now - The Health and Beauty Hazard
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Perry has been interested in healthy nutrition, exercise and lifestyle since his early teens. Nevertheless, in his thirties and forties he gained weight and struggled to lose weight permanently. He tried many diets, products and programs only to be disappointed by not achieving permanent weight loss.
This lead him to searching for a customized, personalized solution to lose weight permanently. After discovering his "Lose Weight Permanently" method he developed a unique program and started teaching this system. Working with clients resulted in fine-tuning the method until his clients had consistent success and the process could be repeated over and over.
He is now publishing his system on the internet to reach a wider audience.
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