Are ab workouts essential to a 30-day transformation of our abs? No, ab workouts don’t play an important role in this 30-day transformation, but fat loss does and proper nutrition and exercise are the major players in removing the unwanted extra fats covering up our abdominals.
Proper nutrition means eating the right foods at the right times. Having 5-6 small meals a day help our metabolism stay revved up because of the need to constantly digest food. The frequency of food intake will also mean less hunger and, therefore, less bingeing especially on unnecessary calories.
The next thing to do is eat better foods. Avoiding fast food, sweet desserts, soda, pasta, white bread, fructose, corn syrup and hydrogenated oils is key to this diet. When you are not adding to your fat stores, which these foods will do, you will be on your way to successful fat loss.
Filling up with good foods instead, like whole grain breads, proteins like fish, lean meats, chicken, peanut butter, eggs, nuts, veggies, olive oils and fruits don’t add to your fat stores and help you feel full longer, which lessens your cravings for junky snack foods.
Since we can now distinguish which foods add fat to our belly and which foods don’t, nutritional balance can be had. As for the excess fat that currently sits in our belly area, full body training will help use it all up and expose six pack abs.
You need to do a combination of cardio, high intensity training and weight training in order to burn fat efficiently by speeding up your metabolism. For example, while running, walking must be done for a minute followed by sprinting for 15 seconds. Do this for 10 times and you have your cardio/high intensity training combo.
The addition of weight training builds muscles, which use up more energy resulting in a greater fat burn. Since 3 lbs of muscle burns up calories equivalent to a 1 mile jog, muscle building is a faster way to lose fat. Also, this burning occurs during the training and even while the body is stationary.
Doing ab workouts is not necessary on your 1 month route to ab glory. What you do need to do is lose the fat. And the best way to lose fat is through a combination of healthy food choices and smart training habits. Add discipline to the mixture and your six pack abs will be here to stay.
