| A thick or bulging stomach can be due to several | | | | higher than your pelvis. Hold that position some |
| factors: Too much fat under he stomach skin, too | | | | seconds. Then lower your feet again. If your legs are |
| much internal fat, weak stomach muscles and | | | | straight, the exercise can be a little hard for your |
| engorged intestines due to trouble with he digestion. | | | | back. In order to make it less demanding for your |
| To get a really nice stomach all these factors must | | | | back, you can flex your knees somewhat when you |
| be taken care of with appropriate measures. | | | | do the exercise. |
| THE RIGHT DIET | | | | -- This exercise strengthens your upper stomach |
| A right diet is one important key to getting a nice | | | | area: Lie down straight on your back. Place your |
| stomach. A good diet will help you loose fat, regulate | | | | hands under your neck. Lift your upper body some |
| your stomach function and help to build strong belly | | | | distance over the floor. Your whole lower body shall |
| muscles. | | | | all the time have contact with the floor. Hold the |
| The diet should not contain great amounts of fat and | | | | position some seconds. Then lower your upper body |
| carbohydrates, but it must contain a good portion of | | | | again. |
| full valued proteins at each meal. The diet should also | | | | A variation of this exercise lets the effect work |
| be as natural as possible, without much added sugar, | | | | more on the sides of your stomach than at the |
| much added fat, chemically altered fat or refined | | | | central part: Flex up your knees and twist your knees |
| carbohydrates. | | | | and lower body to the left side. Then lift your upper |
| Good protein sources are fish, seafood, foul, | | | | body some times. Then flex your knees and lower |
| mushrooms, lean diary products, eggs, spawn, lean | | | | body to the right side and lift up your upper body |
| meat, nuts, almonds and sunflower seeds. | | | | some times again. |
| You need of course some carbohydrates and fat | | | | - Training devices that allow you pull or press down |
| even though you should not exaggerate the | | | | with your arms are also good to strengthen your |
| consume of these. Good sources of carbohydrates | | | | stomach muscles. You stand on your knees, then |
| are full corn bread or cereals, peas and beans. Good | | | | stretch your arms right out, and then push or pull |
| sources of fat are nuts, sunflower seeds, fat fish, | | | | down at the device. Such devices are also good to |
| almonds olive oil, rape oil, almond oil, canola oil, | | | | strengthen the sides of your stomach. To do so you |
| flaxseed oil, sunflower oil and nut oils. | | | | straighten out one arm to the side and push or pull |
| Try to vary between many oil types to get a right | | | | down some times, and then do the same with the |
| mixture of fatty acids. Do not only use soy oil, palm | | | | other arm. |
| oil or corn oil as some do, since this will give you too | | | | Of course you should not only exercise your |
| much of only some fatty acids. | | | | stomach muscles, but have a complete exercise |
| Food sources with much fibre, vitamins, minerals and | | | | program for the whole body where the stomach |
| anti-oxidants will help your body to get rid of | | | | exercises are just one module. Regular condition |
| excessive fat, help to build muscles and help against | | | | training like running, cycling, swimming or skiing is also |
| bulging of your stomach due to digestive trouble. Full | | | | valuable, because they help you to loose fat, including |
| corn bread or cereals, vegetables and fruit contain | | | | fat on your stomach. |
| good amounts of these necessary substances. | | | | It is also important not to exaggerate the stomach |
| EXERCISES | | | | exercises. If you do so, you can end up with thick |
| Another necessary means to get a nice stomach are | | | | abdominal muscles that make your stomach look fat. |
| muscle exercises. You can find many good stomach | | | | SUPPLEMENTS |
| exercises from a detailed instruction book, but here | | | | On the market you can find supplements of fibres, |
| are three simple ones. Do at least 4 series with at | | | | minerals, vitamin and probiotics that are meant to |
| least eight repetitions of one of the exercises at | | | | increase your fat or sugar burning, regulate your |
| least every second day. | | | | digestion or stimulate tissue development. Such |
| - This exercise strengthens your lover stomach area: | | | | supplements may be of use to loose stomach fat |
| Lie on your back. Use your hands as support under | | | | and stimulate the strengthening of your stomach |
| your buttocks. Lift your legs so that your feet are | | | | muscles. |