10 tips to burn belly fat

1. Flat stomach instructions

In recent weeks, the concept of the sexy dad bod has caused a lot of ink to flow, saliva, and irritated a lot of girls. As a reminder: the dad bod is, if we translate it, dad's body. The latest fashion in terms of silhouette for men, it is therefore a daddy's body: pecs a little drawn but not too much, and especially a small beer belly. These gentlemen can therefore terminate their subscription to the gym, Kro abs are finally popular. Yeah, because having a little belly when you're a boy is nice, it's reassuring, it's attractive.

On the other hand, when you're a girl, wearing a little bidou or an abdominal bulge is unsightly, it's still neither glam' nor sexy. Sigh. Well, while waiting for the dad bod to become out again, how about we try to lose a little of the fat that is squatting in our belly?

2. Eat...the right foods

A fat-burning food is a food that is either low in calories (it promotes the burning of fats already present in the body), or rich in fiber (it creates a feeling of satiety and prevents us from overeating) , or has fat burning properties.

The best fat-burning foods to eat if you want to easily burn the fat that is squatting in your belly? Lemon, chilli, eggplant, oat bran, broccoli, apple, pineapple, cinnamon, pepper.

3. Slimming tea: we go green

When we have an ugly little buoy that has settled on our bidou, green tea is THE flat belly drink that we must favor. Not only does green tea have undisputed health benefits, but in addition, like all herbal teas, it is a diuretic drink. Perfect for helping our body to drain liquids, and therefore fight against water retention.

Not to mention that green tea is a super effective fat burner! And yes: it contains catechins, molecules that help fight against fat storage, and theine, which boosts our body's energy expenditure.

Cherry on the cake ? Green tea is also an excellent appetite suppressant! If we want to find a flat stomach, we know what we have to do.

4. Fight water retention

Water retention is a formidable enemy when you want to have a flat stomach. Logic: when we store water in our body, we start to swell. So if we want to get rid of our all-round can, we watch:

To limit salt intake in our diet. Because salt greatly promotes water retention.

​Drink about 2 liters of water a day. As water is a diuretic drink, it helps our body to drain and eliminate toxins.

5. Avoid foods that are too fatty

Well, obviously, if you want to burn belly fat, fat-storing foods are strongly discouraged. And among the foods that promote the storage of fat in the abdominal area, we find: sweets, pastries and pastries, industrial food, refined flours, crisps, sodas, fried foods...

Of course, this does not mean that we should cut our fat intake to zero, because our body needs it to function on a daily basis and to burn fat too. What needs to be done is rather to better select the fats that we bring to it (vegetable oil rather than animal fat for example).

6. Stop being sedentary

when we store fat in the belly, it means that we have a too sedentary lifestyle. But if you want to burn abdominal fat, a minimum of effort is essential.

What not to do: do not move during the week, and do 2 hours of intense sport on the weekend. There is a risk of injury, and in addition when you want to lose belly, it is better to count on the duration!

What to do: to revive our body and our metabolism a little, we start by doing a little walking, but every day. We walk for 30 minutes, just to stretch our muscles a little, and slowly activate the burning of fat.

7. Relax!

If our little belly stresses us too much, we will have to relax first! Explanation: when we are stressed, we produce a large quantity of a hormone called cortisol.

However, this hormone is known to increase the level of sugar in the blood (glycemia), because it is hyperglycemic. So, when we are too stressed, we produce cortisol, our blood sugar level increases, and if our body does not need it, it will store it directly in our abdominal belt. This is called doing a flop.

So if you want to stop storing fat in your stomach, it is imperative to be more relaxed!

8. The explosive sports cocktail

There is no secret: to burn fat in the belly, you have to move a minimum. And for optimal results, it is recommended to combine cardio exercises + muscle strengthening exercises.

Cardio to burn fat and increase our metabolism, and muscle building to target areas where we want to lose and re-tone the silhouette. The goal of the game is to last at least 2x30 minutes for a really effective result.

9. What sports for a flat stomach?

Of course, if you want to lose weight in your stomach, you can also choose a sports activity that will work this area intensively. Good news: there are plenty of sports that burn belly fat!

So we make our choice between rowing, swimming, yoga, Pilates, jogging, paddle...Now, we have no more excuses!

10. Exercise to do at home

When you want a nice, flat stomach without enrolling in a gym, you often say to yourself “hey, if I worked from home”. Unfortunately, it's often hard to motivate yourself to do abs on your own: it's tiring, it's not super fun...

But fortunately, there is a very simple exercise to get great abs, much less sucky than the traditional crunch: you sit on a floor mat, you raise your knees to bring them as close as possible to your chest (legs bent or stretched) and extend the arms forward. The bust should always remain straight. We hold as long as possible, and we repeat 3 or 4 times.