Excess fat around your midsection is well known harbinger for heart disease, diabetes and other general health risk but most readers of "Great Abs" column here are more concerned with aesthetic reasons rather than the health benefits of having a flat stomach.
Well, regardless of what reasons you may have for your interest of getting a flat abs, do not forget that this also leads to a better way of life.
Mythology on flat abs Most people believe that getting a flat stomach consists of performing a ridiculous amount of abdominal exercises and then, Bam!, you got the abs to show off.
I'm not saying that exercising and strengthening your abdomen through countless sit-ups and crunches wouldn't give you a favorable result.
What I'm saying is that one should have a balanced workout regimen to achieve the desired results more quickly than obsessively overdoing any exercise.
Tips in getting a flatter stomach.
First, keep in mind that targeting only your midsection during exercise won't give you your dreamed six pack abs, no matter how many says otherwise.
You have to burn off the fat all over your body, not just your abdominal area.
This means you will concentrate your workout on cardio exercises.
Doing aerobic or cardiovascular exercises will get your heart pumping moderately to intensively - making your body burn off the fats from all areas of your body.
Perform these exercises for 30 minutes a day, five times a week so that your body will be conditioned to use its extra fat reserves for fuel.
You will obtain a flat stomach in no time and also reduce your overall fat percentage.
It is not a very good idea to always exercise your midsection.
They are muscles and function the same way as any other muscle group; you must give them a day or two to recover from your workout.