Starting your morning with these exercises can help speed up belly fat loss.<\/p>\n
Getting your body moving first thing in the morning can set a positive tone for the entire day. A speedy workout helps boost energy levels and mental well-being. Plus, checking exercise off your to-do list early-on ensures you won\u2019t be tempted to skip it! We\u2019re here with five morning exercises<\/a> that can help shrink belly fat<\/a> faster than ab workouts<\/a> alone after 55. While ab workouts can be productive, melting stubborn belly fat requires compound movements and putting your entire body to work.<\/p>\n Belly fat\u2014also known as visceral fat\u2014increases your risk of stroke, type-2 diabetes, heart disease, and dementia. Hormonal shifts, a slower metabolism, and reduced physical activity all make belly fat more common to accumulate after 55. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve rounded up the best exercises to help kick excess fat to the curb.<\/p>\n \u201cCompound, metabolic resistance exercises are significantly more effective than isolated core work like crunches,\u201d explains Matt Bandelier<\/a>, director of business development at Eden Health Club<\/a>. \u201cTo burn visceral fat (belly fat), you need to mobilize large muscle groups to spike your metabolic rate and deplete glycogen stores. You cannot spot-reduce fat; you have to lower your overall body fat percentage. Exercises that recruit the legs, back, and shoulders simultaneously burn far more calories per minute than lying on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n \tDumbbell Squat to Overhead Press (Thruster)<\/p>\n Stand tall, feet shoulder-width apart.
\nHold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level, palms facing inward.
\nBend your knees and press your hips back to lower into a squat until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
\nDrive through your heels, exploding out of the squat as you extend your legs and press the dumbbells overhead in a smooth motion.
\nLower the weights to shoulder height.
\nReturn to a squat.
\nPerform 3 sets of 12 to 15 reps.<\/p>\n