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Losing weight, especially stubborn belly fat is no piece of cake. It needs proper motivation and dedication. With the right eating habits and some proven exercises, you can achieve this goal. You donu2019t need big equipments for these exercises, so check out the best exercises at home which not only will reduce belly fat but overall fat also.
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Introduction - Current lifestyles like unhealthy food choices & no physical activities has made it very difficult to stay in shape nowadays but everyone knows that it is linked to several underlying diseases. - Losing weight is no piece of cake. It needs proper motivation and dedication to go along this route but the good thing is that it’s not impossible. - With the right eating habits like vitamin and fiber rich food, low calorie diets and some proven exercises, you can achieve this goal, without using any kinds of equipments and without going to the gym. - So let’s check out the best exercises for losing belly fat which will not only help you to lose belly fat but to get a strong core.
1. Burpees: - Stand straight and your feet should be shoulder distance apart. - Bend your knees and keep your palms on the floor. - Now push your legs back and maintain a plank position, quickly return to the previous position with bending knees and palms on the floor position. - Make a small jump vertically with hands above your head. Land on the floor carefully and softly. - Do 3 sets with 10 reps each. Take a 5 to 10 seconds break between each set.
2. Mountain Climbers - Start with making plank position. Your wrist should be directly below your shoulders. - Keep a straight position, do not curve. Keep your head, neck straight. - Now lift your left foot and bring it closer to your left chest. Return to the original position. - Now lift your right foot and bring it closer to your right chest. Again, return to your starting pose. - Speed up a little. - Do 3 sets with 15 reps each.
3. Russian Twists - First, sit on a yoga mat. Keep your feet off the ground. - Hold a ball or plate and keep it around stomach height. If you don’t have a ball then you can do it with joined hands. - Now move your upper body to left then right. - Do 3 sets with 10 reps each.
4. Leg Raise - Lie down on a yoga mat. Keep your palms & your feet on the mat. - Slowly lift your feet off the ground and raise them to 90 degrees. - Now slowly bring them back down. - Do not place your feet on the ground, lift them again right before touching the floor. - Do 3 sets with 12 reps.
5. Scissor Kicks - Lie down on a yoga mat with palms and feet touching the mat. - Lift your head, upper back and both legs off the floor. - Now bring your left leg close to the floor slowly, and before touching the floor, raise it again and bring your right leg down simultaneously. - Repeat this for 3 sets with 15 reps.
6. Crunches Lie down on a yoga mat. Bend your knees but keep them on the floor. Hold your head with your fingers and thumbs and lift the head. Now, curl up the head and your knees and try to get them close. Get back to the original position. Do 3 sets with 12 reps each.
7. Sit Ups - Lie down on a yoga mat. Bend your knees but keep your soles on the mat completely. - Hold your head with your hands (Alternatively you can keep your hands crossed in front close to chest) and try to lift up your body using the core and come to a sitting position. - Go back to the original lying position. - Repeat it for 2 sets with 10 reps.
8. Plank - Place your elbows on a yoga mat. Keep your knees bent. - Now, move your both legs back and maintain a position where your body is in line with your head, neck, and hips straight. - Hold this position. Do 2-3 sets with 30-60 seconds reps.
9. V Ups - Lie down straight on a yoga mat keeping your hands straight. - Now, slowly lift your legs upwards along with your upper body, trying to make a V, also trying to touch the toes. - Return to the original pose and repeat. - Do 2 sets with 12 reps each.
10. Alternate Toe Taps (Lying) - Lie down on a yoga mat. Lift your both legs straight upward. - Lift up your head and upper torso a little bit and try to touch your left toe with your right hand. - Get back in a lying position and quickly lift up again and try to touch your right toe with your left hand. Get back in the original lying position again. - Repeat 3 sets with 10 reps each.