"Magic" Leg Exercises To Target Your Abs!

It's a well known fact that leg exercises are one of the best kind of exercise you can do to help you burn more fat and increase your metabolism. This is simply because your leg muscle group is the largest muscle group in your body and will therefore do more work.
We've talked about losing stomach fat already so I'm sure you are well and truly familiar with the concept that in order to burn fat you need to increase your lean muscle mass. This is one reason that leg exercises are always going to be good to help you get abs. Certain leg exercises though, will actually target your abdominal muscles as well as your legs in what's called a "functional" abdominal exercise.
With these certain exercises, you not only maximize your fat burning and metabolism boosting potential, you actually work out your stomach muscles as well.
So what are these "magic" exercises?
Anything that requires a fast motion hip extension/flexion motion will work your abs. This includes, simple jumping (leaping), depth jumps, burpees, long jumps and even jump squats.
So, it's as simple as that I'm afraid, real results with fat burning and abdominal development doesn't have to be a complicated issue. Lose belly fat more effectively and boost your metabolism by incorporating these awesome leg/ab exercises into your workouts.

Parasites - A Common Source of Belly Fat

It is often overlooked and rarely addressed properly but parasites, whether you like it or not, play an important role in your metabolism and therefore, how well your body can get rid of stomach fat.
Parasites often go undetected and enter  your gut via foods, water and even simple environmental exposure. The thing is that these parasites are extremely counter-productive to burning fat as they leech out all the important vitamins and minerals your body needs and replace it with toxic by-products. There are also dozens of different types of parasites and they originate from a variety of places. This includes meat products, exposure to bacteria, poorly filtered drinking water and many other places. The most common time of infection is whilst traveling overseas.
Be aware that this is a real problem and so often people will have this problem and not know (or not want to know) about it! But it makes a world of difference to help you get 6 pack abs if you can better absorb nutrients in your food and not have parasitic toxins pumped into your body.

How Chemicals Change Metabolism

Your success in losing stomach fat and getting 6 pack abs is mainly determined by 1 thing... Your metabolism.
Don't get me wrong, the need for diligent exercise and a healthy nutrition plan are definitely there but, if your metabolism is functioning at it's peak, I strongly believe that the methods and systems to lose belly fat in my book, "Burn The Fat... Cut The Crap" will be far more effective to help you reach your goals.

I know, the title of this post is misleading. Your metabolism is governed by chemicals. The metabolic processes are chemical processes which is all the more reason why your metabolism is so sensitive to outside chemicals. Xenoestrogens are chemical contaminants which act like estrogen in your body and so you end up with an estrogen dominant metabolism. BPA is one such "xenoestrogen" which has been shown to both trigger and stimulate two of the key biological mechanisms underlying obesity. The absolute best way to help your body out and prevent this estrogen dominance and other chemical contamination problems in your metabolism is this:

• Always drink plenty of fresh, filtered water (I always stress the importance of this simple rule)
• Eat cruciferous vegetables or cruciferous vegetable extract supplements
• Exercise regularly
• Keep synthetic chemical exposure to a minimum by making smart choices when buying products

Chemicals play such a vital role in helping you lose tummy fat and making sure you steer clear from hormonal imbalances caused by these invasive, synthetic substances will definitely give you a great advantage.

3 Habits That Cause Belly Fat

It's really important to stress the need to avoid habits that are going to cause belly fat. If you continue these habits regularly, it's going to be a whole lot harder to get results in the long term and you will have much more of a struggle with it. Also consider your health would sky-rocket by avoiding these things and you'll have more energy!

1. Consuming Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) - These are absolutely horrendous fats that are proven to both increase LDL cholesterol and decrease HDL. This is not good. If you can manage to kick this habit you will find it much easier to lose stomach fat. Foods containing TFAs include margarine, most processed foods and anything labeled with: "partially hydrogenated vegetable oils"
2. Procrastination - The biggest problem that stops millions of people from moving forward with their lives is procrastination. Stop saying you'll do things and making plans to do things, just get it done! It's a particularly strong problem habit with exercise - no excuses, commit to a plan and do it. Get rid of this bad habit and you'll have a 1000% higher chance of losing belly fat fast.
3. Choosing the "low carb" option - Low carbohydrate options are a relatively new invent on the marketing front of food and beverage manufacturers and despite the claims made about them supposedly helping you lose stomach fat, they are not going to do a whole lot of good often containing more calories than their "original" substitute products. Remember the general rule - the more that food is tampered with before you consume it, the more problems it is likely to have. These problems almost always result in giving up your 6 pack abs and marketers will never tell you this.

If you are sick of your belly fat and you want to get 6 pack abs then take heed of these suggestions and get started on your way to success with six pack abs.

Benefits of Organic Diets For Belly Fat Loss

Organic eating is no laughing matter. When it comes to getting results with losing stomach fat and getting abs, organic eating does make a real difference. The reason for this is that it simply reduces your chemical exposure which in turn has a positive effect on your metabolic processes because your hormones are doing what they are supposed to be doing - burning fat. Research suggests that changing to an organic diet can reduce your pesticide exposure by 80% or more which will be more than enough to change your results in a positive way!
You can find a list of a dozen conventional foods which are often heavily doused with chemicals here. Switch these to organic and your off to a great start.
In essence, organic eating will give you enormous health benefits which in turn should translate to better results from your abs workouts. This will give you a big advantage in getting sexy 6 pack abs.

An Abs Exercise Not To Forget - Burpees!

People often ask me what I think of ab-roller, sit ups and other ab exercises and I can't help but cringe. Exercises that focus specifically on your abdominal muscle will not get you a flat stomach. If you want to get 6 pack abs you need to focus specifically on losing stomach fat and functional, abdominal toning exercises.
One exercise that really gets the heart rate going, boosts your metabolism and burns loads more stomach fat than any ab-roller gadget ever will is the Burpee.
Here is an abdominal exercise in disguise and by far one of the most effective abs exercises there is.
It effectively engages your arms, legs, chest and abs all in one exercise. Visit the above link to see how it's done. There are variations on this to make it easier for those of you who haven't done a lot of high intensity training before.
The Burpee essentially starts in the neutral stance with the feet shoulder width apart.
From there we have 3 movements:

1. Drop down towards the floor (to pushup position) at this position you can either drop your chest to the ground (perform a pushup) or simply come back onto your feet.
2. Once on your feet again, launch yourself up, jumping as high as you can
3. Start again

This really gives your abs an awesome workout.
Do 20 of these 3 times and you will definitely feel the result.
So don't forget that the best form of exercise you can do to lose belly fat and tone your stomach is a functional, full-body exercise which also targets your core.

Sugar Replacements To Lose Stomach Fat

There is no doubt that sugar is one of the big causes of stomach fat. It is in virtually everything we eat these days and is hard to escape for those of use with a weak spot for sweets. For every teaspoon of sugar you consume comes an extra 15 calories and if this can be avoided, it will make your goal to lose stomach fat and get sexy abs much more achievable.
So what are the alternatives to sugar? We've all seen the adds for "zero-sugar" soda and many hundreds of other products that claim zero calories. The problem is the method they go about to provide "zero calorie" products.
The options for alternative sugar products are as follows:

• Aspartame products such as Equal, NutraSweet and Canderel
• Xylitol
• Stevia

The ideal here is to have a sweetener with zero calories, which tastes great and won't have any adverse affects on the body, including any effects which might prevent fat burning systems.
Aspartame based products are the popular choice and this is one of the reasons that over 50% of the population are overweight. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener which has known harmful chemical by-products such as formaldahyde (a toxic substance known to cause damage to the human body) and phenylalanine (shown to decrease Leptin - an extremely important hormone which regulates metabolism - by 34%).
Clearly aspartame based sweeteners are going to have a detrimental effect on losing belly fat.
Xylitol is a natural sweetener derived from fruit fibers and has 34% less calories than sugar. It tastes great, it's got numerous health benefits and it's often recommended by dentists as a sugar alternative which "doesn't promote tooth decay".
Finally, Stevia is a natural sweetener derived from the Stevia plant. It has zero calories, is much sweeter than sugar and has no adverse effects to human metabolic functions. This makes it an ideal sugar replacement to help lose stomach fat. The taste is a little bit different to what you may be used to from using sugar but in a short amount of time, most people love the taste and have no trouble using it as a sugar alternative.

I would recommend in any case that natural sweeteners are more beneficial than artificial sweeteners to help in getting rid of belly fat to expose a flat, "6 pack" stomach.