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Torch Your Belly Fat in Less than 15 Minutes a Day

Gaining weight around your belly seems to be easy but getting rid of it is not so easy and requires quite hard work. The need to lose weight is important, since being overweight can put you at risk of being prone to get various cardiovascular diseases along with diabetes. So it is better to start working on those extra kilos before it gets too late.

Here is a workout plan which would take only fifteen minutes of your day and leave your belly fat free. This workout is not very easy and you would have to do it with full intensity. You might be amazed by the amount you would lose. The workout is an amalgam of exercise which would make your muscles busy again and also would help to pump your heart more.

1.    Burpees

Start off your workout with the much loved and hated simultaneously, burpees. Burpees are simple yet require a lot of exertion. Stand with your feet together and hands rose above. Now bend and place your hands right in front of you while moving your feet back until you achieve the plank position. Remain in the plank position for a second and then move your feet towards your hands and stand up again. Do thirty burpees in a row.

2.    Plank up and plank down

The burpees make your heart doing the work and once you get this then start to focus on your core. Attain the push up plank position and stay like that for five seconds. Now get down on your elbows and attain the elbow plank position while holding this for another five seconds. Do the push up plank position and elbow plank position for a total of sixty seconds so that you stay in each position for about 30 seconds.

3.    Squat jumps

In order to make your heart work hard again do 25 squat jumps.

4.    Superman/Banana

This is a great core workout and would help you to get into shape. In order to attain the superman position, lie down on your stomach and lift your arms, shoulders and knees off the ground and hold yourself there for five seconds. Now roll over on your back and keep your shoulders, arms and knees off the ground while extending them and again staying in this pose for five seconds. Alternate between the superman and banana position for sixty seconds.

5.    Jump Rope

After working on your core, return back to get your heart working again. So grab your skipping rope and jump rope. Jump for ninety seconds or just count until you reach hundred jumps.

6.    Plank side tucks

This last one would help you to work on your abs and side muscles. Attain the plank position and bring both your feet towards left hand such that your knees are tucked into your chest. Go back to your plank position. Now move your feet towards your right hand so that your knees are again tucked into your chest. Alternate between your left and right sides fifteen times per side.

But know this, you cannot lose all that belly fat just by these exercises. You have to keep a strict eye on your diet so you don’t eat foods that can result in fat deposition on your body. The best way to do this is to begin by incorporating some basic foods that are known to burn your belly fat.

Add fruits and vegetables to include in your meal plan like apples, berries, broccoli, mushrooms, papaya, pineapple, and spinach. Have a few cups of green tea around the day as it is known to have a called EGCG in green tea has been shown to help reduce body fat. Most importantly, have as much water as possible as it is essential to flushing inflammation-causing toxins out of your body.