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5 Reasons Your Ab Toning Workout Isn't Working and How to Get Toned Abs |
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Wednesday, 25 February 2009 |
By Michael Anthony
 We all want to get toned abs. You, me, and everyone wants those firm, defined, sexy abdominal muscles to show off. It probably is not much of a news flash to you that your current ab toning workout just is not cutting it, but why? You have tried everything! Crunches, sit ups, ab rollers, low-carb diets, low-fat diets, everything! In order to understand what you need to do to get those toned abs, you have to learn why your current plan just is not cutting it.
Here are five reasons your ab toning workout may not be revealing that six pack you know you want!
1. Too many crunches - What? You may have heard that crunches are worthless. The truth is that they are very beneficial - for building muscle! Crunches, sit ups, and most abs workouts are great for building muscle in your stomach, however they do very little to burn fat. Your muscles are instead covered up by a layer of fat (but you knew that) that can only be lost if you focus on your entire body.
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Not more cardio, different cardio - Maybe you have been running or biking for hours at a time - that's great. However, a constant energy level in cardio is not the best strategy for shedding those extra pounds you want. Whether you are on the bike, elliptical, or on your feet practicing interval training in your cardio will get the most results. Go at near-maximum effort for 30 seconds to a minute and then slow down for a recovery period of about a minute and repeat. It may be hard at first, but interval training can be a great ab toning workout!
3. You are not eating enough - Well that got your attention, right? It may not actually be that you are not eating enough, it may be that you are not eating EARLY enough. Eating a healthy and large (proportionate to your other meals) breakfast every day is one of the single most beneficial habits we can develop. Not only does it provide you energy for the rest of your day, it gets your metabolism going early on so that your body can burn calories throughout the day! Furthermore, when you eat your biggest meals later in the day or at night, your metabolism has already slowed down and you simply are not going to be as active (and probably sleeping) to burn off what you just ate.
4. Get big and strong - People who want to simply lose weight often completely neglect weight training because they think they just want to get "smaller." As it turns out, lifting weights is one of the best methods of fat loss and calorie burning. As you build muscle in your body you will burn off more fat. An extra 50 calories per day are burned for every pound of muscle on your body!
5. Drink more water - Water is amazing. It hydrates us, nourishes our body, and keeps us going. Many of us are so entrenched in our bad drinking habits that just a few simple changes can go a long way towards better bodies and toned abs. Eliminating even just one soda, juice, or coffee a day and replacing it with water can make a huge difference in the amount of carbohydrates, sugars, and other ingredients that are not conducive to fat loss. Staying hydrated with water can help curb your appetite too.
These are just five common reasons why you may not have the toned abs and defined physique you long for. There are many more steps you can take and many ab toning workouts that actually do work, but these common misconceptions are keeping many of our six packs hidden!
Michael Anthony is a fitness expert who specializes in ab toning workouts and how to get toned abs. For more information, visit his website at Reviews and Secrets: Abs Workout Routines
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