For many people, the goal of losing belly fat coincides with toning and firming the underlying muscles. However, if your goals are a bit more lofty and you desire to build a six pack while losing weight, you can do that as well. It is just a matter of maintaining an equal balance between cardiovascular and strengthening exercises.
Step 1
Eat a healthy diet full of fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy and lean protein. Try to add a serving of veggies to each meal, eat fruit as a snack and replace refined flour and white sugar with whole grain products. You can also try eating chicken and fish instead of fattier meats like beef.
Step 2
Perform cardiovascular exercises daily to burn calories and fat. About 30 minutes of consistent exercise is enough to make a difference in your overall weight and help you lose fat on your belly. As you lose fat on your stomach, any abdominal definition you have will become more apparent.
Step 3
Perform abdominal-toning exercises every day to bring definition to your stomach and to encourage the development of a six pack. Sit-ups, crunches, leg lifts, leg raises and Pilates are all good exercises that will define each of your abdominal muscles when performed repeatedly over time. Try repetitions of 10 of each exercise to start or about 20 minutes of Pilates. Slowly increase the number of repetitions or the duration of activity. As you burn fat and you lose weight specifically on your belly, your newly defined six pack should emerge.
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