The colloquial term "beer belly" is used to refer to excess fat stored around the organs of the abdomen. While beer isn't the only way to grow a beer belly--too many calories from any food or drink can cause them--beer is a common culprit since it's high in calories and low in nutrients. It's not possible to target fat loss from a specific body part, but any exercise that burns calories will help you lose abdominal fat.
Running
The Mayo Clinic lists running as the single most efficient calorie-burning exercise. While calories (and therefore quantity of fat) burned per hour vary with intensity, a 240-pound runner can burn almost 1500 calories per hour (given an 8 mph pace), according to the Mayo Clinic. If that's a bit fast for you, you can still burn almost 900 calories per hour jogging at 5 mph.
Bicycling
If you have bad knees, bicycling is a great exercise option because it's low-impact but still allows for high-intensity exercise. Even a slow, social bike ride at less than 10 mph burns 436 calories per hour for a 240-pound person, according to the Mayo Clinic. The harder you bike, the more calories you'll burn--hills are a great way to increase caloric expenditure, for instance.
Golf
Losing your beer belly doesn't have to feel like work--even leisure activities require energy and therefore burn calories and fat. HealthStatus, an online calorie calculator, indicates that a 240-pound individual burns 662 calories an hour playing golf (provided they're carrying their own clubs). If you go for a golf cart instead, you'll burn 374 calories an hour.
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