{"id":38792,"date":"2025-08-01T19:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/38792\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:23:08","slug":"4-bodyweight-moves-to-burn-belly-fat-after-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/38792\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Bodyweight Moves to Burn Belly Fat After 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re reading this, chances are you\u2019re ready to say goodbye to stubborn belly fat. The good news? You don\u2019t need fancy gym equipment to start seeing noticeable results. In fact, bodyweight training can be your ticket to success. We spoke with a fitness pro who shares four bodyweight exercises<\/a> that melt belly fat<\/a> faster than lifting weights after 40. So put down those dumbbells and let\u2019s get to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cBurning belly fat<\/a> gets harder after 40 because metabolism slows, muscle mass declines, and hormones like estrogen, testosterone, and growth hormone drop\u2014making fat easier to store, especially around the midsection,\u201d says Mr. America Jason Kozma, CPT, Los Angeles personal trainer<\/a>. \u201cRegular cardio alone often isn\u2019t enough because it doesn\u2019t significantly rebuild muscle or improve insulin sensitivity, both crucial for fat loss at this age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strength-based, classic compound exercises promote greater muscle growth and boost metabolism for longer post-workout. This enhances fat burn even when your body\u2019s at rest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also improve hormonal balance, increase insulin sensitivity, and help preserve lean muscle\u2014key for keeping belly fat in check post-40,\u201d Kozma says.<\/p>\n

Below, he outlines four bodyweight exercises<\/a> that melt belly fat faster than weight training.<\/p>\n

4 Bodyweight Moves That Melt Belly Fat
\n\tSingle-Leg Romanian Deadlift<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exercise works the entire posterior chain, activating major muscles and increasing post-workout calorie burn,\u201d Kozma explains.<\/p>\n

Begin standing tall, balancing on your right leg.
\nMaintain square hips and a neutral spine.
\nStart to hinge forward at the hips, reaching your arms toward the floor and sending your left leg straight back behind you.
\nLower until your torso is parallel to the ground.
\nPress through your right heel to reverse the motion and return to the start position.
\nRepeat on the other side.<\/p>\n

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\tSquats<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis move<\/a> engages the quads, glutes, hamstrings, and core for full-body metabolic impact,\u201d says Kozma.<\/p>\n

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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\tLunges<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis exercise improves lower-body strength<\/a>, balance, and core activation while burning fat,\u201d Kozma tells us.<\/p>\n

Stand tall with your feet parallel, hip-distance apart.
\nStep one foot forward.
\nBring your hands to your hips.
\nEngage your core as you bend your knees, lowering to form 90-degree bends in both legs.
\nKeep your upper body straight.
\nPress through your front heel and the ball of your back foot to rise back up.<\/p>\n

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\tPull-ups<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis move strengthens the back, arms, and core, enhancing overall metabolism,\u201d Kozma points out.<\/p>\n

Stand tall and grab onto a pull-up bar using an overhand grip, hands shoulder-distance apart.
\nHang onto the bar with fully extended arms.
\nPull your chest up toward the bar by bringing your elbows down and back.
\nSlowly lower back to the start position.
\nUse a machine or a resistance band to decrease the load.<\/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":"If you\u2019re reading this, chances are you\u2019re ready to say goodbye to stubborn belly fat. The good news?…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[1167,6647,102,1168,56,54,55,1169],"class_list":["post-38792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-workouts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38792","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=38792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}