The Easy Ab Workout to Six Pack Abs

Strengthening the abdominal muscles and reducing the amount of fat in the body is the holy grail of body sculpting. Apart from the usual toned arms, you want the kind of belly you can bare without shame when you go to the beach. The common misunderstanding of achieving fantastic and defined abdominal muscles is that you need a gym membership to do it. The fact is, you can effectively sculpt your body right in the comfort of your home with a good six pack abs workout. It takes a lot of discipline and eating the right food to get six pack abs. Key to a healthy, beautiful body is a nutritious diet that is suited for your body type. When building muscle along the abdominal area to effectively burn fat, you are going to need to increase your intake of protein and fiber on top of your abs exercise.

As for exercise, you need at least 30 minutes of cardio. This can range from power walking, jogging, step-ups, cycling, jumping, swimming, and so on. These things do no require you to subscribe to expensive gyms. You just need to visit the park and change your lifestyle. This means, adding more movement into your life. Opt for the stairs instead of the elevator (especially when you are only a few floors up). Walk or cycle to get around your area instead of wasting gas and parking money by taking your car with you.

After 30 minutes of cardio, you need 15 minutes of resistance training. This means lifting weights. For women, two 5-pound weights will do. Men, on the other hand, can opt for a pair of 10-pound weights. The mere act of lifting weights push you to contract your stomach muscles and target areas you cannot cover by doing simple sit-ups (which, by the way, are bad for the spine and not that effective in toning the abs).

Hold your barbell on each hand and raise it from shoulder level to the ceiling 10 times for each arm. Repeat this cycle twice. After which, put both your hands on the sides of your body (still holding the weights), and raise it towards your chest for about the same number of times as you did the first exercise, then rest for 10 seconds. Sit on a comfortable chair; rest the weights a few inches above your knee, making sure that you hold them in place so that they will not fall. Lift your leg up and down using the same count as the previous exercises.

Follow this up by stretching. Raise your arms and reach as high as you can and feel a mild pressure on your spine. This helps loosen up the muscles. Repeat this exercise daily and pair it with a good diet.

A simple glazed doughnut is 200 calories

3,500 calories equals one pound of fat

If you work hard on a treadmill for 30 minutes you'll burn just over 200 calories

Read the above just before you eat junk food, is it worth it?