Monday, May 18, 2009

Tight Abs Slender Thighs And A Firm Butt

So what haven't you tried in your attempt to get a firm butt slender thighs and tight abs? And what success have you had if any? How many of the gimmicks and late night infomercial junk have you tried? The constant barage of fad diets and useless infomercial junk promising you that flat stomach tight six pack abs, a firm butt and slender thighs that you desire?

I'm going to let you in on the two ‘secrets' that will help you shed unwanted fat and reveal your toned firm butt, tight abs and slender thighs once and for all.

The first secret for a flat stomach is healthy eating. While this doesn't seem like a secret at all, most women get this wrong in spite of their best efforts. Women have fallen prey to low-fat, low-carb, Hollywood, grapefruit, South Beach and every other over hyped diet that marketers can dream up, all in hopes of shedding those unwanted pounds and excess body fat. But healthy e ating isn't about dieting or starvation it's about moderation and balance. While cutting carbs or fats out of your nutrition plan might give you a temporary loss of a couple of pounds, it's typically followed by a drop in metabolism and a weight gain of more than you lost in the first place once you go back to your old eating habits.

So what is healthy eating? Eating healthy is having protein and carbohydrates at every meal. It's grazing on 4-6 meals or snack each day instead of missing meals and then gorging yourself. It's eatinga healthy breakfast ( which most of us skip these days) and not drinking your calories. But most of all, eating healthy is eatingthe foods you love but in moderation instead of gorging yourself.

If healthy eatingis the first secret to a firm butt, tight abs and slender thighs, then what's the second? The second fat loss and toning secret is resistance training. Unfortunately, just as fad diets have stood in the path of women achieving the flat stomachs, firm butt and slender thighs they want so badly, so have the myths of spot reduction and cardio being the best method for fat loss. Late night infomercials have long promoted gadgets that promised to spot reduce those trouble spots that women (and men) struggle with and sucked us in with testimonials from fitness models that undoubtedly picked up a nifty paycheck for endorsing their junk. But spot reduction is a myth. SPOT REDUCTION DOES NOT WORK! Think about it – have you ever met someone with a firm butt, tight abs and flabby thighs ?I Didn't think so. If spot reduction was possible then undoubtedly one of these happy customers would have toned and tightened their abs and butt, yet kept their flabby thighs.

The other myth that has led women thinking wrong when it comes to what type of exercise to do is the belief that cardio is the best solution for fat loss.

Treadmill manufacturers have sold the virtues of the ‘fat burning zone' and led us to believe that we could plod along on a treadmill watching Oprah and before long a flat stomach would be ours. These two myths have diverted us from the path of what really does work – resistance training. Resistance training is a flat stomach's best friend because not only does an effective resistance training session burn plenty of calories while you're doing it, but it keeps you're metabolism revved long after you're done. One recent study showed that you're metabolism would stay elevated for over 36 hours after a resistance training session.

Try to get that out of an aerobics class.

And there's another benefit of resistance training when it comes to getting a firm butt tight abs and slender thighs. The lean muscle that you gain will raise you're resting metabolic rate and help you burn more fat all day long, each and every day.

There you have it, two ‘secrets' that are guaranteed to boost your metabolism and give you that firm butt tight abs and slender thighs you've been longing for. So get rid of the fad diets and the aerobics classes and start eating healthy and resistance training. Before long that firm butt tight abs and slender thighs will finally be yours.