Localized lower ab exercises will just not do it. Doing them can help our abdominal, hip and back muscles get stronger to support our body's movements, but they will not help give us six pack abs.
Working the problem area in isolation is not effective and cannot burn localized fat. Instead, overall physical activity is required to get our whole body to use up excess fat.
To get well-defined abs, we need to increase our metabolism. Through our diet, we need to make sure we eat quality foods that our body can easily burn. When our body is able to burn the food we eat, it will then burn the excess fat that we have for further energy production.
Another way of keeping our metabolism raised throughout the day is by eating 5 to 6 small meals a day. This ensures maintenance of blood sugar and energy levels, as well as lowering caloric intake and, therefore, less fat is stored.
Engaging in overall physical activity is a great metabolism booster. Our muscles are positively affected by resistance training, in particular, causing them to work harder and consume more energy. As a result, our body gets more efficient at locating and using up excess fat as fuel.
Our muscles can also be trained in an anaerobic way through interval training, resulting in highly reactive and explosive muscles. Muscles like these consume even more fuel because of their high metabolic rate with the very welcome ability of getting our body to keep burning excess fat hours after training.
Doing lower ab exercises in isolation is simply not the answer to getting toned and visible abs. However, having a smart eating plan and regular physical activity can boost metabolism and send us on our way to achieving six pack abs.
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