Getting older means you gain the wisdom of years of experience, but for many people, that is not all they gain. As you age your metabolism begins to slow down, along with your physical activity level, and just one of those facts of life is that the waist line is one of the first things to expand.

If you have reached that point, no matter where you are in your life’s timeline, and you have decided to do something about it, then your first step is to arm yourself with a little practical knowledge and then to take action. As with any changes in diet, exercise or lifestyle, it is always recommended to talk with your doctor first to make sure that you are physically healthy enough to safely implement your plans.

There are a couple of important things that you should know about belly fat before you get started. First, all belly fat is not the same, and second, that women have a greater natural propensity toward developing belly fat than men do. Yes, yes, I know. It hardly seems fair, but it has a lot to do with things like childbirth, hormones (especially estrogen), menstruation cycles, and menopause.

Belly fat comes in two general varieties called visceral and subcutaneous. Visceral fat is the deep fat that is stored behind your abdominal muscles and gets packed in around your body’s organs. Subcutaneous means “below the skin”, so this type of fat is the kind that is on the surface that you can feel, see and grab hold. This is the type of fat that is “pinched” at your doctor’s office if you have ever had a pinch test to determine your percent of body fat.

Reducing the subcutaneous fat is the obvious goal because you can actually see and feel the results, but visceral fat can be even worse for your health. Research has linked excess visceral fat as to helping create the conditions that promote inflammation which is believed now to be a major player behind diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. So it is good to know that by working to reduce your subcutaneous fat, you are also reducing visceral fat and on your way to becoming a healthier person.

It is starting to sound really complicated, this whole losing belly fat thing, but it really isn’t. In fact, you probably already know these practical tips for working on belly fat, because it is the same really for any kind of fat located anywhere on your body. 

Use the 3 step approach:

1. Eat nutritious food – lower carbohydrates, lower sugar and sweets, lower calories
2. Metabolic resistance training – a method to establish new, higher standard operating levels for your metabolism
3. Interval training – combination of high and low intensity exercise sets

These 3 steps have been proven over and over again to work at not only preventing the body from storing fat, but to start reducing the fat deposits, especially belly fat, that is already there. Working to increase your physical activity levels and boosting your metabolism means that you burn calories quicker and soon you will burning the fat right along with it.

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