{"id":124089,"date":"2025-09-09T01:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/124089\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T01:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:31:15","slug":"4-daily-bodyweight-moves-to-shrink-belly-fat-after-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/124089\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Daily Bodyweight Moves to Shrink Belly Fat After 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you age, metabolism tends to slow down, which makes burning calories and losing weight more challenging. Hormonal shifts\u2014a decrease in estrogen for women and testosterone for men\u2014make body fat gravitate toward the abdominal region. Beyond that, you naturally lose muscle mass<\/a>\u2014anywhere from 3% to 8%\u2014every decade after age 30. The good news is you can tackle belly fat head-on with daily bodyweight and strength training<\/a>. We\u2019re here to share four excellent bodyweight exercises<\/a> that burn abdominal fat<\/a> even better than ab classes after 40.<\/p>\n

Why are bodyweight workouts<\/a> so effective? \u201cBodyweight moves work multiple muscle groups at once, while many ab machines or class exercises isolate just the abs,\u201d says Denise Chakoian, Rhode Island certified fitness trainer and owner of Core Cycle<\/a> and Fitness La Gree. \u201cPlanks, squats, and mountain climbers also burn a lot of calories. more than most machines will. This makes them more effective for overall fat loss, which is necessary to shrink belly fat. Machines often guide your movement, so you rely less on stabilizer muscles, while bodyweight exercises force your body to balance and stay strong on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

4 Daily Bodyweight Moves To Shrink Belly Fat After 40
\n\tPlank Holds<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exercise works deep core muscles that protect the lower back and tighten the waistline,\u201d Chakoian explains.<\/p>\n

Place your hands under your shoulders.
\nPress into the pads of your fingers and hug your inner arm toward your armpit.
\nWalk your feet out to hip-width.
\nEngage your abs, squeeze your buttocks, and pull upward through your quads.
\nHold the position for 20 to 60 seconds, focusing on keeping your abs tight.<\/p>\n

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\tSquats<\/p>\n

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\u201cSquats use large muscle groups, which burn more calories and support fat loss,\u201d Chakoian notes.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

Stand tall, feet shoulder-width apart on the floor.
\nExtend your arms ahead of you or place your hands on your hips.
\nBend at the knees and hips as you lower into a squat.
\nDescend until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
\nPress through your heels to rise back up to standing.
\nComplete 12 to 15 reps.<\/p>\n

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\tMountain Climbers<\/p>\n

\u201cThis move raises your heart rate while working your abs and shoulders,\u201d Chakoian says.<\/p>\n

Assume a high plank.
\nQuickly drive your right knee toward your left elbow.
\nSwiftly return to a plank.
\nRepeat the movement with your left knee.
\nContinue to alternate at a fast pace.
\nPerform the exercise for 30 to 45 seconds.<\/p>\n

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\tGlute Bridges<\/p>\n

\u201cBridges strengthen your glutes and core, improve posture, and reduce lower-back stress that can come with aging,\u201d Chakoian tells us.<\/p>\n

Lie flat on your back with bent knees and feet hip-width apart on the floor.
\nPress through your heels to lift your hips until your body forms a straight line from head to heels.
\nSqueeze your buttocks, holding at the top for a moment.
\nLower your hips back to the start position.
\nPerform 12 to 15 reps.<\/p>\n

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Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

\t\tAlexa is a content strategist, editor, and writer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has 11+ years of experience creating content for travel, lifestyle, fitness, wellness, F&B, home, and celeb news publications.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As you age, metabolism tends to slow down, which makes burning calories and losing weight more challenging. Hormonal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[9133,1167,6647,102,1168,56,54,55,1169],"class_list":{"0":"post-124089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-belly-fat","9":"tag-exercise","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-workouts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}