This month – I’m calling it the “April of Abs” – I’m going to spend a good deal of time discussing how to lose belly fat and get toned abs.
Regardless of whether the elusive “six pack” is on your bucket list, the fact remains that belly fat is a BIG RISK factor for pretty much all disease, especially heart disease and diabetes.
With that in mind, it’s helpful to learn how to get rid of it, if for no other reason than to better your health.
But if you’re into the vanity of nice looking abs (aren’t we all?) and want to slim down and get a sexy flat stomach for the summer (and beyond), then you won’t want to miss any of the videos and blog posts over the next 3 weeks because I’ll be giving you ALL the goods.
Today, we’re going to start off by tackling perhaps the biggest load of nonsense in the fitness industry…
The notion that somehow sit-ups burn belly fat.
In this video, I’ll show you exactly why they don’t.
Enjoy…
Alan
Hi Yuri,
So how do you burn or get rid of belly fat. I recently started your cardio vascular programme of interval training and after 3 months my fitness levels have definitely improved. I’ve just stayed with the first one where the level of speed for each series of intervals is increased. I haven’t got onto the resistance training yet.
Thank you
Alan
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Hey Yuri good article I like it. I have a quick question for you do vitamins work?
Yuri
That’s a loaded question and far too general for my to answer properly.
Joany Perez
Hola Yuri
I open ur email because u have a vid on it!! ok, I am 45, craves a lot of sugar, 25 pounds overweight and all the weight its sitting on my belly:( should i focus on spinning class to loose the fat and do the abs circut to tone? well, I will be looking for your exercise vids.
Thanks for the great info that u always provide.
Yuri
Stay tuned to the rest of these videos and blog posts as I’ll be explaining it all.
Jean-Luc
Thanks, Yuri!
I for one want to shed my belly fat and get back to a lean midsection.
Aurora
Hi Uri, i appreciate all your emails. I particularly like this one as my belly is my problem area.
I have a digestive problem that makes me bloat after everything that i eat! Ive followed all the protocols for improving my digestion but nothing has worked. I have been on every diet known to man and tried numerous products and therapies.
At present i’m 3 months into a low far raw vegan diet and although i’m starting to feel good and the rest of my body looks slim i always end up looking a lot larger than i am cos of my swollen belly.
I do yoga running and short burst resistance training to help with my stomach tone but nothing seems to remotely help.
I will keep a close eye on your series and try to up it a notch, it would mean the world to me to get this sorted.
Thanks aurora
Melinda
Eating grains can cause you to bloat. They irratate/ inflame your system. They are really like eating sugar as well, then you gain wieght. Try taking some enzyme tables to help digest your foods and be sure to take probiotics.
Yuri
Definitely Melinda. This entire blog could be devoted to that ONE topic.
Megan
Your videos are really inspiring! I’ve learned many great tips to fine-tune my fitness regimen! For these “abs work-out videos” you will be showcasing, will you please show what exercises to do if I only want a deep vertical line (running from my breast bone to my belly button)? I don’t like the way a 6-pack or 8-pack looks on a female, but a deep vertical line that separates the left side of the stomach from the right side is quite beautiful and so difficult to achieve! Thanks Yuri!
Carolyn
Hi Yuri, reading all your emails with great interest. What is your advice for older women. I turn 65 in a couple of months. I notice in the last year I have experienced a dramatic loss of strength and muscle tone. I am in otherwise good health, never get sick, and I eat a very clean, simple, and healthy organic vegetarian diet (I live in Turkey on the Mediterranean, so I am blessed with the ingredients of the Mediterranean diet). I eat no sugar or processed food or sodas at all, everything fresh and prepared from natural ingredients from scratch. Even with this I am overweight. When I try to exercise I experience severe muscle soreness and it takes days for me to get over it. I need to do something to slow this ageing process….and belly muscles are definitely very weak.
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Hey Yuri good article I like it. I have a quick question for you do protein supplement gain wait with harm?
Butch McGuire
A friend and I have had an ongoing bet for a couple of years now to see who could get a 6 pack stomach first. Neither of us are threateningly close at this post. For me, I work a minimum of 40 hours per week and can generate only about 30 minutes per day of workout time, plus I am 73 year. Considering these is it unreasonable for a old man to dump the belly fat and get the defination I want?
Yuri
It might be a bit tougher but it’s definitely possible. Never give up Butch.
Diane Garvey
Yuri,
I share your posts with many of my clients. I am also a Super Nutrition Academy student. Just watching your ab videos and i have a question. What is a good seated exercise for core. My seniors don’t go on the floor. We do standing rotation and i know not to rotate with locked hips like you demonstrated. any suggestions?
Diane – Chicago
Yuri
Pelvic tilts are good to do. This video will show you how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK7bUqbsN8Q