Exercises For A Flat Stomach

Today I will talk about making better choices at restaurants and finding flat stomach foods no matter where you eat. It seems that almost everyone eats out today. Our lifestyles are different from 30, 40 or 50 years ago. We take our clients out to lunch or dinner, moms are working more and our lives seem to be very caotic all the time. As a result, we tend to eat out much more often and the choices we make are not always the most healthy. So how do you eat healthier when eating out?

First of all, skip anything on the menu that is deep fried. This includes french fries (sorry, I know that’s a tough one), fried fish and even some veggies that are battered and fried. Another hard thing to resist is the soda and any other sugary juices and drinks that are tempting. One more food to avoid would be anything that has refined starches, including rice and pasta.

So what should you order as  a so called flat stomach food when eating out? Stick to meat and veggies. Get into the habit of asking the waiter/waitress to substitute rice and pasta with veggies and a salad. Most are very accomidating.

So the next time you eat out, stay away from the sugar, starches and trans fats in fried foods. Diet soda is another no-no by the way. Stick to water or unsweetened tea.

Use the above as a guide and you will have the tight abs you want in no time.

Try these flat stomach workouts and let me know if you don’t start to feel it working in your abs:

Renegade Dumbbell Rows:

Starting  in a pushup position with your hands on 2 dumbbells, stabilize your body with one arm and row the other dumbbell up with the opposite arm. Alternate between the two arms. One stabilizes, while one rows. Your entire midsection should feel the burn.

Mountain Climbers:

Start in a pushup position and shuffle your feet in and out. Your knees should just about hit your chest. This is like mountain climbing only parallel to the floor.

Front Squats Using a Barbell:

Stabilize a barbell in front of you, resting it on your shoulders, by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of your body. Although squats are mainly for the legs, front squats are very effective to getting flat abs because they require stabilization strength and you will feel it in your mid-section gauranteed. You may want to get help from a personal trainer because these are not easy to do at first.

Try to do 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30 seconds) instead of “reps”.

So there you have it. 3 great flat stomach workouts that really pack a punch. Try these exercises to boost your metabolism and give you a powerful workout in very little time each day.