Why sit ups won't Flatten your Abs in 2010

There have now been over 200 books written on sit ups, crunches and stomach exercises. All intended to flatten your stomach and produce 6 pack abs. What does this tell us? Ab exercises have been vastly explored. Sit ups and crunches don't give us 6 pack abs. This is fact. There is no magical abs machine or exercise out there. Truth is, exercise has only a very small amount to do with thinning your waist line. If you want 6 pack abs then you had better look elsewhere.

We frequently get asked to flatten abs and produce a lean stomach. We don't do sit ups at all and still get the job done. How do we do it? We follow 5 simple steps:

Step 1: Food intolerances. The majority of bloated stomachs come from food intolerances. Simply by following an elimination diet eg. cutting out wheat, simple sugars, pasteurized dairy, and caffeine. This by itself will make a huge difference to your waist line.

Step 2: Reducing Stress. This doesn't just relate to the general stresses you are under from employment and family pressures, although this is important. No, here we are talking about internal stresses and environmental stresses. Follow your body's natural rhythm by getting to bed at night. Avoid exercise in the evening. Dim lights late at night. All these factors affect your hormones especially cortisol levels. If you want to flatten your abs then learn to follow your body's natural rhythm.

Step 3: Stop the Poisons. Smoking, Alcohol, Medication, Food additives. As human beings we have a defense mechanism. We store toxins inside our fat. This protects us from there dangerous chemicals. Problem is, we will never drop the fat until we stop the chemicals. Providing we are taking in chemicals on a regular basis we will always store fat to protect us from them. So, want to lose the stomach fat then lose the chemicals.

Step 4: Tighten the Body's Corset. Underneath our abs we all have a natural corset that surrounds our midsection. It is designed to be pulled tight to provide us with abdominal pressure and protect our spine. Problem is, most peoples no longer works. By strengthening your inner core through breathing exercises and then integrating it into natural movements you can take inches off your waist.

Step 5: Train the whole body. The body is one complete interconnected machine. It reduces fat in the same way. Once you have followed all 4 of the above steps then the final process is burning the fat and bringing out your abs. Concentrate on full body movements. Avoid standard cardio exercises and work on increasing your muscle tone. Squats, Lunges, Chin Ups, Push Ups, Deadlifts, Clean & Presses etc. Exercise hard and then get plenty of rest.

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