When it comes to losing belly fat, it’s important to focus on the basics: eating a healthy diet while running a calorie deficit, getting regular cardio, and strength training at least 2-3 times a week.
If you consistently focus on these three things, then you will lose weight, shed fat, and reach your fitness goals. However, if you are already doing it, then you can also incorporate certain basic exercises into your routine.
Get excited, because we have the best floor exercises to reduce belly fat that you’ll want to check out ASAP.
When it comes to getting a flatter stomach and burning belly fat, many people make the mistake of doing endless sets of crunches, side bends, squats, and weighted crunches.
The problem with doing weighted ab work is that your abs can grow like any other muscle group. Even if you manage to lose weight and lose fat, your stomach may seem more “bulky” because your abs have hypertrophied from all the training you’ve done. So today we are going to focus on some super effective floor exercises that will produce results, without the need for equipment.
Without further ado, here are three of the best floor exercises to reduce belly fat that you can do as part of your ab routine.
1. Supine vacuum posture
Begin this exercise lying on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Once in this position, he exhales all the air and hollows out his stomach. Pull your navel in toward your spine as far as you can. This will activate the transversus abdominis muscle. Hold this position for 15 seconds to start, then increase the length of the pose, up to 60 seconds.
2. Hollow body retention
Lie on your back with your arms extended above your head and your feet stretched out and together. Pressing your lower back into the ground, curl up slightly, lifting your legs and arms into the air. Your body should be in the shape of a banana. Hold the pose for the indicated amount of time.
Make sure to keep the tension on your core at all times and try not to compensate with your lower back. You can go back in the exercise by lifting your legs and arms higher until you get the strength to lower them. Do the hollow body hold 3 times for 20-30 seconds each.
3. Inverted Crunches
Begin this movement by lying down with your lower back flat on the floor. Keep your core tight and lift your feet toward your body, flexing your abs strongly. Slowly lower your legs, maintaining tension in your core before performing another repetition. Complete 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions.
