During this time of year I get tons of emails asking questions about weight loss and nutrition.

Without a doubt the most common question I get is :

 ’How do I lose the fat on my stomach?’

This could be an an extremely long-winded topic, so I’ve decided to highlight the 3 Biggest Keys to Burning Belly Fat.

1. Stop doing long, low intensity, repetitive cardio exercise.  This includes walking on a treadmill for 45 minutes, or doing the elliptical machine for 30 minutes while catching up on your favorite tv show.   There are many disadvantages to doing this type of cardio:1. It’s boring. 2. You don’t burn many calories. 3. Metabolism doesn’t stay elevated for any time at all 4. It’s boring.

Instead of focusing on long bouts of slow cardio, increase your intensity BIG TIME so that you’re maximizing the number of calories you burn DURING your exercise sessions and most importantly AFTER your workout. For example, sprint for 30 seconds, walk for one minute. Repeat 10 times. (If you can’t sprint walk on a steep incline) Advantages of this high intensity interval workouts: 1. Burn more calories during exercise, 2. Burn nmore calories after exercise 3. Increase cardiovascular capacity 4. MUCH faster results

1. Stop wasting money , time and energy on Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks… they’re all a complete waste of your time and money. I cringe whenever I see someone using these ‘ab contraptions’, Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using these magical “ab contraption”… they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition.

You cannot burn fat in a specific area of your body by exercising that area. This is called SPOT REDUCTION and does not exist.  In fact, you have NO control over where your body burns fat. So instead of wasting your time, doing crunches or using these ‘magic ab-devices’ focus on exercises that strengthen your core and burn calories, such as planks, overhead squats and mountain climbers.

3. Stop Eating So Much Starch.  Starches include foods like potatoes, rice, bread, cereal and pasta. Most people consume WAY to much startchy.  carbohydrates relative to the amount of calorie expenditure.  Your body stores a finite supply of carbohydrates in your liver and muscles.  Once that supply is full, it’s full, and additional carbohydrate consumption will be stored as fat.  Limit your starchy carb intake to mornings and after an intense workout session, and this still should not exceed  1 gram of carbohydrates per pound of bodyweight.

So those are just 3 of the ‘Flat-Belly’ secrets I have for you today.

Tomorrow I’ll be sending you a video of the 4 best exercises to do, to strengthen your core and tighten your belly.

If you are looking for more help with your fat loss and fitness program in 2010, check out the Synergize! 12-week Body Transfoprmation Challenge which kicks off Monday, January 18^th. 

For more info and to regisiter visit www.shapeuphollywood.com

Also, this Satuirday, January 9th I’ll be doing a FREE one-hour presentation titled ’5 Rules of Blasting Belly Fat’  You can also reserve your seat at www.ShapeUpHollywood.com (bottom of the page

Hope to see you soon,

Shondelle Solomon-Miles

305-785-2458

P.S. the Shape Up Hollywood 12 Week Body Transformation Challenge begins January 18th. Space is limited to 25! Visit www.ShapeUpHollywood.com

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