Tightening your tummy requires a combination of the right foods, cardiovascular activity, and strength and flexibility workouts. Here are some tips:
STRENGTHEN
Ab exercises alone won’t tone the abdominal area, so you’ll need to work legs and upper body and include high-intensity interval sessions to increase your metabolic rate and help burn fat.
FLEX AND BEND
Add yoga into your fitness routine to achieve the benefits of two forms of exercise — it helps build strength as well as flexibility and balance.
TAKE SIX
Try to eat about six times a day — three balanced meals and three healthy snacks — to regulate levels of blood sugar and help prevent overeating.
PACK POWER
Eat power foods — almonds and other nuts, beans and legumes, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, low-fat dairy, oatmeal, eggs, turkey and other lean meats, peanut butter, olive oil, whole grains, whey powder, raspberries and other berries — that help burn fat and trigger lean muscle growth.
