If you\u2019re looking for ways to get rid of belly fat, you\u2019ll need a multi-prong approach. Visceral fat\u2014which releases hormones that can contribute to serious health conditions like diabetes and heart problems\u2014is best controlled with diet and exercise. Here are 6 specific steps you can take to decrease belly fat:<\/p>\n
1.Add more fruits and vegetables to your diet<\/strong><\/p>\n These complex carbohydrates can fill you up with fiber without adding a lot of calories. Fiber can help regulate blood sugar and reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n 2.Substitute fatty meats with lean proteins <\/strong><\/p>\n Substituting fatty meats with lean proteins, including nuts, legumes, turkey and tofu, can help you feel fuller longer and reduce the cravings for sugary snacks.<\/p>\n 3.Switch to healthy fats <\/strong><\/p>\n You probably know that trans fats and saturated fats can lead to an increased risk for stroke and heart disease. But they can also create visceral fat. Switch to healthy fats, like that found in fatty fish, olives, nuts, avocados and nut butters.<\/p>\n 4.Increase your overall activity<\/strong><\/p>\n You can burn calories, strengthen muscle and even boost your mood by adding small amounts of activity to your day. This could include taking the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator, parking further away from your work or other destination, using a standing desk and stretching during frequent breaks instead of sitting for long periods of time.<\/p>\n 5.Create and stick to a regular workout<\/strong><\/p>\n No, sit-ups and crunches don\u2019t necessarily reduce your belly fat. But adding a regular exercise routine can help you burn calories and build muscle<\/p>\n 6.Add strength training<\/strong><\/p>\n Add weights to your workout routine to build muscle mass while burning calories. High intensity interval training (HIIT), such as walking for 3 minutes and then sprinting for 30 seconds may reduce body fat by burning calories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re looking for ways to get rid of belly fat, you\u2019ll need a multi-prong approach. Visceral fat\u2014which releases hormones that can contribute to serious health conditions like diabetes and heart problems\u2014is best controlled with diet and exercise. Here are 6 specific steps you can take to decrease belly fat: 1.Add more fruits and vegetables […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703],"tags":[784],"class_list":["post-15042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}