Monday, December 8, 2008

Girls With Abs Lift Like Guys With Abs

By Gerard Lanzona

There was a time when being voluptuous and leggy defined sexiness for women. Only men had six-packs and body-building for women were virtually unheard of. We're in a different era now- a time where women orbit the earth as astronauts and drive Formula 1 race cars alongside men.

Tastes and standards have changed with the times. The image of the voluptuous, busty bombshell with the pouting scarlet lips has been replaced by the toned and tanned surfer chick with cut abs.

Girls with washboard abs are abound- fighting aliens on the silver screen, Madonna strutting her ripped bod onstage, and even in mixed martial arts tournaments- ring girls before the fights and even IN the fights as contenders!

Girls with washboard abs weren't born with them of course- it's not inherited through the genes like a sexy butt or an ample bosom. Women with six pack abs get them through a combination of healthy eating habits and workouts that are optimized for burning body fat.

Because it's not possible to spot-reduce belly fat, the only way to expose those glorious abdominal muscles underneath is to avoid fatty food and burn-off excess body fat through a slew of fat-busting exercises.

When it comes to burning body fat and getting six-pack abs, what goes for men is the same for women. Increasing the body's metabolism through an effective fat-burning exercise program and eating wisely is the way for guys and girls.

The quickest path to flat, washboard abs is by doing exercises that burn fat effectively and including fat-busting food in your diet. There are citrus fruits that actually render fat easier to break down and thus shorten your time in the gym.

However, not many people are aware that building muscle (aside from looking good) also increases the metabolism. Muscle tissue actually expends caloric energy even while at rest. Developing the abdominal and other muscles then can have a dual purpose for girls and significantly shortening the time it takes to reveal that sexy six pack on the beach. - 16004

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