Lose Stomach Fat With Cardio

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Don't want to go on a diet? Still want to be able to eat whatever? Try this...

Steps

1. First, what is cardio? Cardio is just keeping your heartrate up to burn fat and calories. Doing cardio has many other benefits too. A few examples are: it increases your lung capacity, reduces stress, helps you sleep better, and it makes you feel good.
   
2. Running is a great way to get your heart rate up. If you have bad knees or its painful to run, try an elliptical. Treadmills feel the same on your knees as pavement.
   
3. Cycling is another option. You just have to remember that you need to keep your heartrate up.
   
4. This could go on all day. There are a lot of tings you can do. If you don't like running, don't. Try something else. If you hate going to the gym and like socializing, try team sport or invite some friends to keep you motivated.
   
5. Really, you only need to keep your heartrate up for 35 to 40 minutes to burn a significant amount of calories and fat. Don't kill yourself trying to run or bike for an hour.
   
6. Pick something you're willing to do three times a week. Remember to switch it up a little to keep it from getting boring.
   
7. Work hard at it. Exercising isn't necessecarily what you do, but how hard you work.
   
8. Don't keep your workout the same. Not only will it get really boring, but your body will eventually get used to it. This means that you won't burn as much calories or fat.
   
9. Just have fun with it. Dancing is a great way to get your heartrate up and for some people, it's fun.
   
10. There is no perfect workout. Whatever gets your heartrate up that you enjoy doing is fine.
    
11. Try to cut back on fatty foods and shrink your servings. You aren't going to lose fat if you just keep packing it in. Also, your food serving should not be a whole lot bigger than your fist. Remember the food pyramid though.
    

Tips

• Try exercising with a significant other or a group of friends to keep you motivated.
  
• Drink water. While working out your body loses water as sweat...so you have to replace it.
  
• Eat healthy. Instead of potato chips, try pita chips or baked chips.
  
• Stop snacking and eat meals more frequently. Snacking just adds extra calories your body doesn't really need. Eating meals frequently increases your metabolic rate and your body will burn more calories.
  
• Strech before and after your exercise.
  
• Don't exercise right after you eat. It will give you cramps and your food won't digest properly.
  
• GOOD LUCK!!!
  

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