subject: 3 Guaranteed Tips for Getting 6-Pack Abs [print this page] Washboard abs is regarded by a lot of people to be the sexiest feature that a person can have. You are probably wondering how you can get them, and that's probably the reason why you're reading this right now. Remember that you cannot simply make a wish and all the flab in your stomach will magically disappear overnight. Don't rely on the latest gadgets or diet drinks that promise to make you lose all the excess fat around your waste, those are just empty promises. You will need the discipline to stick with your weight loss program until the end. So to help you get on the right track, here are 3 simple tips to six pack abs you've always dreamed of having.
1. Proper Diet and Nutrition. Experts say that "six-pack abs is made in the kitchen". In order to make you abs show through the 2 or 3 inches or so of fat that's around your gut, you need to change your unhealthy eating habits.
2. Exercise your whole body. The abs is only part of the total picture; you need to train all of the muscles in your body. To get the full effect of sexy six-packs you need to get a fit and tone body overall. Don't just stick to sit-ups and crunches. If you only target one specific muscle group it will be fruitless. Try and get in as much of different kinds of exercises in your training regimen as you can to achieve total body fitness.
3. Don't just stick to traditional cardio exercises. Don't think that the best way to burn off the fat is to run on a treadmill or ride a bike for hours. Yes, you'll burn calories faster but if you don't build up muscle mass the fat will just come back. So while burning off the excess fat try and do some weight training to add muscles to help burn more calories, you'll find that it's easier to melt the fat away if you have more muscles.
Don't fall for the gimmicks that are being peddled out in the market, good old exercise and diet is the only tips to six pack abs and a fitter body that you will need.