Abdomen Flat, Low Cholesterol
The flat stomach is only a matter of aesthetics, the waist circumference if it exceeds a certain limit is a risk factor for health. Therefore, more than to see lean, toned, small waist protects you from many potential diseases. Women whose waist exceeds 85 cm and men with more than 105 cm of waist circumference are at risk of some brain and cardiovascular disease.
To get that flat stomach, you must first start a diet, but to protect you from any risk factors is essential to make some kind of physical activity. Exercise automatically protects you from the biggest risk factor: a sedentary lifestyle.
Aerobic activity, among other things, burning fat after 20 minutes of continuous work, and using this substrate as a fuel for muscle contraction. Aerobic activities are swimming, walking, jogging, cycling, skiing, and all those performed continuously, at a medium-low intensity for a prolonged period and systematically.
You can also do strength exercises of large muscle groups like chest, back, legs and buttocks. In these exercises are called basic because they work more bulky muscles, which serve to strengthen the remaining structure of the body.
In your weight reduction program, the ideal is to combine aerobic exercise with strength, since the latter burn fat at rest, while during an execution aerobic exercise.
To lose weight you must complete a total of 2,500 kilocalories burned per week exercising. To keep the weight off is necessary that you burn 2000 calories in physical activity.
You may have noticed that at no time named the abdominals to achieve a flat stomach. It is not necessary, as the correct way is to diet and exercise, but as a matter of aesthetics you can include in your fitness program because it will give you more muscle bulk, and toned appearance.