Everybody wants to have a perfect body shape but achieving such body is not easy. The main problem from which we mainly suffer is belly. Belly doesn’t have a good impression on others. It’s just embarrassing in the world of health and fitness. If you are struggling with the size of your belly even if you are giving your best efforts then you just simply need to know these types of tummies that aren’t caused due to excess weight.
#1 “Love handles”
Distinguishing feature:
- “Cushions“ on your sides.
Causes:
- Sedentary lifestyle.
- Sweet tooth.
- Excess alcohol consumption.
- Lots of sugar and refined carbs (cookies, cakes, and white bread) or starchy carbs (pasta and rice) in your diet.
How to get rid of it:
- Drink less alcohol. Several glasses of wine drunk 3-4 times a week lead to a ”wine waist” with a potbelly and fat sides. Stop drinking altogether for two weeks, and then remember moderation.
- Rethink your diet. Avoid special dietary products and low-fat foods. Opt for eggs, lean meat, and vegetables as well as good fats, such as avocado, nuts, and high-fat fish.
- Find time for exercise. You don’t have to go to the gym — long walks will do along with lunges, squats, and reverse push-ups at home.
Special instructions:
- Physical exercise and proper diet are enough. Both of these will let you see your belly reduce in size, and that’ll give you strength to go on.
Distinguishing feature:
- The maximum amount of fat is concentrated around the belly region.
Causes:
- Chronic stress (high levels of cortisol).
- Skipping meals
- Drink too much coffee.
- Irritable bowel syndrome.
- Consuming unhealthy diet such as salted nuts, potato chips, etc.
How to get rid of it:
- Go to bed early. You sleep little and poorly under stress, which disrupts leptin production, a hormone that helps regulate your appetite and metabolism.
- Relax before sleep. Breathing exercises, a lengthy bath, or meditation will all do the trick. Such useful habits will help you sleep well. Limit your nightly coffee consumption (don’t drink more than 2 cups a day either).
- Don’t overexert your body with exercise. Excess cardio will only increase your cortisol levels. Do yoga, take long walks, even a gym session will calm you down, just don’t overdo it.
- Include magnesium in your diet. Magnesium is a “relaxing” mineral that’s contained in dark green vegetables, nuts, and wheat bran.
Special instructions:
- Do some yoga and stretching, and drink some chamomile tea before going to bed. That will reduce cortisol and help your body calm down.
Distinguishing feature:
- You’re slim, but your lower belly protrudes a bit.
Causes:
- Recent motherhood.
- Monotonous and overly exertive exercise in the gym (you do lots of crunches and use an ab wheel).
- Unchanging diet.
- Spinal curvature.
How to get rid of it:
- Healthy diet and lots of fiber. Green leaf vegetables, whole-grain bread, and other sources of fiber are good for you.
- Give up on squats. You probably do them incorrectly, exerting too much effort on your lower back, aggravating spinal curvature and making your tummy more prominent. Replace squats with planks.
- Equal distribution of exercise. Don’t overexert any single part of your body. Try circuit training — that way, you’ll work every muscle group.
Special instructions:
- Drink more water, and opt for easily digested foods (green vegetables) and light proteins (fish and chicken).
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