Belly fat can be troubling for your self-confidence as a man, but it carries more serious implications than a blow to your ego. In fact, a large belly can be indicative of serious health conditions like heart disease and diabetes. However, you can shed the weight on your belly fast by making a few changes to how you diet and exercise.
Step 1
Stop eating foods that encourage your body to hold onto fat like simple carbohydrates found in foods like pasta, sugar and refined flour. These foods can cause abdominal bloating and are hard to digest, which means the fats they contain are often stored rather than burned. Avoid drinking alcohol as well, since it can cause your body to hold onto water, which keeps your belly expanded.
Step 2
Eat a healthy diet that's full of fresh produce including citrus fruits, which can speed up your metabolism. Other foods to include in your diet include vegetables, nuts, lean protein like fish, yogurt, whole grains and at least eight 8-oz. glasses of water each day.
Step 3
Take part in cardiovascular exercises like jogging, bike riding, running, swimming, aerobics, kickboxing or anything else you enjoy for at least 30 minutes a day to burn calories and fat. As an added benefit, working out every day improves your heart health and can reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Step 4
Perform crunches to tighten up your abdominal muscles. Try doing 10 repetitions to start and slowly increase that number over time. Crunches will burn a few calories, but they won't burn fat just on your belly. Spot reduction isn't possible. What crunches will do is firm your muscles so that once weight starts to burn off, you'll have a slim and sleek stomach to show off.
Step 5
Perform leg raises in sets of 10, twice a day. This exercise will tighten your lower abdominal muscles, which are often neglected during crunches. Though not a big fat burner in and of itself, leg raises tighten your stomach so once you lose weight, you'll have a firm and tight belly to reveal.
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