WARNING: Doing Crunches Is Actually Making Your Waist Larger! Here’s What To Do Instead

Getting a flat belly and eye-catching abs can be quite challenging. Furthermore, researchers have found out that abdominal exercises can’t help you shed off abdominal fat, even if you perform them five days every week for a total of six weeks.

That brings us to whole new strategy that doesn’t involve crunches.

The greatest strategy to shedding off abdominal fat

There are several aspects according to Jennifer Cohen. Proper sleep balances cortisol levels. It’s also advisable to optimize your circadian clock, as it will normalize your metabolism, providing and easier weight management.

Above all, your diet is essential. It should be closely followed by the physical activity that works best for you.

 The secret of getting a flat tummy and losing weight

The famous ABS Diet is composed of several delicious, convenient products known 
as the Abs Diet Power-foods. The cardinal rule is consume foods that are 
represented in the acronym:

Beans and tasty legumes

Almonds and other nuts

Dairy – low-fat

Spinach and leafy greens

Eggs

Instant oatmeal

Peanut butter

Turkey and other types of lean meat

Extra-protein (whey) powder

Olive oil

Raspberries and other great berries

B – Beans and legumes
They also build strong muscles,  melt fat, and promote proper digestion. Their consumption promotes weight loss, and prevent heart disease, hypertension, as well as cancer.

S – Spinach and leafy greens
They fight free radicals, and hence averts premature aging. Consume them to avert heart disease,  obesity, stroke, and osteoporosis, as well as combat cancer.

D – Dairy products (fat-free or low-fat)
Besides eliminating excess pounds, these foods will also give you strong bone structure.

Use them to lose weight, treat osteoporosis, regulate blood pressure, and combat cancer.

I – Instant oatmeal (no sugar or flavors added)

Besides increasing energy, it also minimizes bad cholesterol and regulates sugar. Consume it regularly to combat heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and colon cancer.

E – Eggs

They boost immunity and build great muscles.

Consume free-range eggs to treat diseases and lose weight

T – Turkey and other lean meats

These superpowers build muscle, fortify the immune system, and combats obesity, among other diseases.

According to Jennifer Cohen, you should focus on burning up the hormone cortisol, which deplete lean muscles and is closely linked to your abdominal fat.

Eliminating stressful situations is among the ways to accelerate this process, since stress stimulates cortisol secretion. Cohen also incorporated various strategies that are effective in cutting down cortisol levels, some of which have been covered in the chart below:

Getting enough sleep.

Reducing or eliminating refined sugars from your diet.

Slowing down your breathing.


Doing short bursts of exercise (high-intensity interval training)

Supplementing with vitamin C.

Eating fats―the good kinds such as the omega 3’s found in salmon, avocados and walnuts.