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updated January 1, 2019<\/p>\n

If there’s one place on your body that requires emergency action more than any other, it’s your belly. A beer belly hanging over the edge of a man’s belt is not the most attractive thing to behold. Yet, recent research indicates that we have far more to worry about when it comes to abdominal fat than how we look to others. Abdominal fat is a key predictor of premature death, heart attack, and stroke, especially in middle-aged men.<\/p>\n

Yet, getting rid of stubborn belly fat is a real challenge. It is, in fact, the hardest place to get rid of fat from. In this article, we focus on how to get rid of belly fat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why You Need to Focus on Belly Fat<\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

The belly is the critical zone when it comes to fat accumulation<\/strong>. All fat, you see, is not created equal. While fat around your thighs and upper arms can help to prevent such diseases as Type 2 Diabetes, fat accumulation in the stomach area is nothing but bad news. Known as visceral fat, it will smother your internal organs, contribute to a shopping list of potentially deadly diseases<\/strong> and make your heart work a whole lot harder to pump the blood around your body.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have two types of fat <\/strong>around your mid-section. The more familiar type is called subcutaneous fat.<\/strong> This is the unsightly flab that is all too visible. It is the type of fat that gives you that spare tire, those loveless love handles, and that flabby lower back. Visceral fat is a deep fat<\/strong> that is particularly dangerous in the abdominal area. Visceral fat is like 90% of the iceberg under the water<\/strong> – the deadly part.<\/p>\n

The Danger of Visceral Fat<\/h2>\n

Small amounts of visceral fat can be good for us. It provides padding and protection<\/strong> for the internal organs.<\/strong> Too much of it, though, is toxic. It smothers the heart, liver, and kidneys, leading to a heightened risk of developing the condition known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome occurs when obesity, diabetes and heart disease<\/strong> come together to cause chronic health problems. Too much visceral fat can lead to dementia, cancer, and premature death.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Fat man with a big belly. Diet.<\/p>\n

Rather than just sitting there and looking ugly, visceral fat secretes substances<\/strong> into our vital organs. These substances increase inflammation. This type of fat poisons the liver, causing high cholesterol, it squeezes the kidneys, jacking up the blood pressure<\/strong>, and it dramatically impacts the ability of insulin to work properly. Visceral fat blocks muscle from using sugar<\/strong> and from responding to insulin. This can cause people to become diabetic, despite having normal insulin levels.<\/p>\n

Visceral fat increase production of Interleukin-6,<\/strong> which is a chemical that further increases inflammation throughout the body.<\/strong> At the same time, the body’s ability to produce adiponectin, a glucose-regulating protein, is affected, causing the body to store more body fat. Too much cholesterol in the liver leads to a build-up of plaque in the arteries.<\/strong> The next step is a heart attack. That is why the best thing you can do to reduce your risk of heart attack is to lose belly fat.<\/p>\n

While subcutaneous fat is the stuff you can pinch at the belly button, visceral fat is the deep fat that gives you that unsightly stomach bulge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bottom line on belly fat is that it will strip 15 years off your life span.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Skinny Fat?<\/h2>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

The term skinny fat sounds like the ultimate oxymoron.<\/strong> It refers to a person who isn’t carrying much body weight but has a disproportionately high amount of body fat. The majority of this extra weight sits around the mid-section. So, even though they may be within the healthy range on the body mass index, their level of belly fat is decidedly unhealthy.<\/p>\n

People who are classified as skinny fat have often gone on fat loss diets<\/strong> many times. The problem is that they lose fat and muscle tissue at the same rate, which keeps their body fat percentage at the same level. Also, many people who are skinny fat focus too much on doing cardio exercise.<\/strong> Cardio is great for your heart. However, it will cause you to drop weight without changing the proportion of body fat to lean muscle. This is especially the case with steady state cardio. Read on to discover the skinny fat solution.<\/p>\n

Why is it So Hard to Lose Belly Fat?<\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

Most people still think that they can spot reduce fat from their stomach. That’s why you see them performing abdominal exercises in the hundreds of reps in a quest to get rid of their stubborn stomach fat. The reality is that they’re wasting their time. You cannot spot reduce fat from any part of your body. It comes off evenly from all over your frame.<\/p>\n

The other trap that many people fall into is relying too much on steady state cardio. They spend hours each week doing slow cardio<\/strong>, thinking that the calorie counter on the machine means that they are succeeding at combatting their belly fat. But their waist measurement never changes. That’s because steady state cardio<\/strong> is an inefficient means of burning body fat. It needs to be replaced with high-intensity interval training<\/strong>, in which you do short bouts of sprint type cardio followed by shorter bouts of recovery.<\/p>\n

How To Get Rid of Belly Fat<\/h3>\n

You may be asking yourselves how to get rid of belly fat? Well, the missing ingredient that keeps so many people in a skinny fat belly bulge situation is resistance training.<\/strong> The best way to counter high body fat is to add muscle mass to your body. It will allow you to pack on muscle<\/strong> and develop a well-proportioned frame. Lifting weights will also prevent you from losing muscle<\/strong> along with the fat you lose from your reduced calorie diet.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The key to losing belly fat is to perform exercises that cause you to perform big, functional movements<\/strong> that are going to burn a lot of calories. Compound weight training exercises like squats, the deadlift, clean and press and lunges<\/strong> are great options.<\/p>\n

To start making some traction on your belly fat loss goals, you should stop doing abdominal exercises. They are doing nothing to get the size of your waist down. Instead, begin a 3 day per week weight training program<\/strong> that focuses on the exercises that give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of calorie burn and muscle increase. These exercises also bring on a post exercises metabolism boost to help you to burn more calories all day long.<\/p>\n

Water retention holds many people back from achieving their ideal look and weight. Find out how to beat it with our Best Water Retention Remedies 2018<\/a> feature article.<\/p>\n

How to Get Rid of Belly Fat Program<\/h2>\n

Day One<\/p>\n