{"id":28962,"date":"2025-07-28T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/28962\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:25:08","slug":"6-classic-exercises-to-burn-belly-fat-after-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/28962\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Classic Exercises to Burn Belly Fat After 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

After entering your 40s, you begin to lose muscle mass<\/a>\u2014anywhere from 3% to 8% per decade<\/a>, in fact. Less muscle can lead to a slower metabolism<\/a>, meaning you torch fewer calories during workouts and when resting, says Ian Groves, certified personal trainer and managing director of Training Station<\/a>. This metabolic decline also makes it easier for stubborn fat to accumulate in your midsection\u2014especially during and after menopause. While sarcopenia and hormonal changes are natural processes your body endures, you can combat their lasting effects with regular exercise and a healthy diet. So, we spoke with a trainer who breaks down six classic exercises that burn more belly fat than cardio<\/a> after 40.<\/p>\n

If your goal is to burn unwanted belly fat <\/a>after 40, chances are, you\u2019ve been cranking up your cardio routine in hopes of making progress. It\u2019s a stubborn area of the body to work on and requires a solid game plan beyond cardio to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile cardio can help burn calories, relying on it alone (without incorporating strength training) can backfire,\u201d Groves stresses. \u201cToo much cardio without resistance exercises can accelerate muscle loss, further slowing metabolism. That\u2019s why combining cardio with strength training is essential for sustainable fat loss after 40.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strength-based compound exercises are packed with benefits. They help maintain and build muscle, boost fat-burning hormones like growth hormone and testosterone, and promote the \u201cafterburn effect<\/a>,\u201d where your body keeps torching calories even after your workout is complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a benefit you typically don\u2019t get from steady-state cardio,\u201d Groves says.<\/p>\n

6 Classic Exercises That Burn More Belly Fat Than Cardio After 40<\/p>\n

\u201cIncorporating these [exercises] into a well-structured strength training program can be significantly more effective than cardio alone\u2014especially after 40,\u201d Groves points out.<\/p>\n

\tSquat<\/p>\n

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Stand tall with your 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.<\/p>\n

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\tDeadlift<\/p>\n

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Stand tall, feet hip-width apart, with a dumbbell in each hand.
\nBend your knees slightly and hold the weights in front of your thighs.
\nPress your hips back as you lower the dumbbells down your leg. Maintain a straight back as you do so.
\nSqueeze your glutes to stand up tall.<\/p>\n

\tPull-up<\/p>\n

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Begin standing tall.
\nGrab onto a pull-up bar using an overhand grip, just outside shoulder-width.
\nCompletely extend your arms to assume a dead hang position.
\nActivate your glutes, core, and back as you pull yourself up until your chin clears the bar.
\nUse control to lower back to the start position.<\/p>\n

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\tPushup<\/p>\n

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Begin in a high plank position with your hands under your shoulders and your body straight.
\nBend your elbows and lower your chest toward the floor.
\nMaintain a long, straight body as you lower.
\nPress back up, straightening your arms.<\/p>\n

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\tOverhead Press<\/p>\n

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Hold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level, palms facing inward.
\nPress the weights overhead, extending your arms.
\nUse control as you lower the weights to shoulder height.<\/p>\n

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\tBench Press<\/p>\n

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Lie flat on your back on a workout bench, feet flat on the ground.
\nGrip the barbell just outside shoulder-width.
\nLower the barbell toward your chest, maintaining a 45-degree angle with your elbows.
\nPress the barbell back up until your arms are straight.<\/p>\n

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":"After entering your 40s, you begin to lose muscle mass\u2014anywhere from 3% to 8% per decade, in fact.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[1167,6647,102,56,54,55,1169],"class_list":{"0":"post-28962","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-exercise","9":"tag-fitness","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom","14":"tag-workouts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28962","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=28962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}