If you struggle to keep the belly fat off, you are not alone.

Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet, one-size-fits-all approach to keeping belly fat off of your midsection.

In this article, we’re walking you through eight exercises for women to keep belly fat off.

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As previously noted, these moves should be combined with a healthy eating plan for real results.

We also recommend incorporating cardio or HIIT for an additional daily calorie burn.

Perform three sets of each exercise at least twice weekly for maximum results.

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Keep your elbows directly under your shoulders, your forearms parallel to each other, and your palms down.

Engage your core, and keep your spine in a braced neutral position from your head to your heels.

Keep your hips from sagging throughout the duration.

Bicycle Crunch exercises to get a smaller waist

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Hold the position for 30 seconds, and perform three sets.

it’s possible for you to interlace your fingers or stack your hands on top of one another.

Engage your core and lift your head, shoulders, and feet off the floor.

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Bring your right knee toward your chest while extending your left leg.

Rotate your torso, bringing your left elbow toward your right knee.

Alternate sides, performing a pedaling motion with your legs as if riding a bike.

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Rotate your hands and torso to the right, tapping your hands on the floor near your right hip.

Reverse and twist to the left, doing the same near your left hip.

Continue alternating sides until you complete 12 repetitions per side.

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Maintain control and core engagement throughout the set.

Bring your right knee toward your chest, keeping your right foot off the ground roughly one inch.

Quickly switch legs, extending your right leg back while bringing your left knee toward your chest.

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Continue alternating legs until you complete 12 repetitions on each side.

you could kick your legs straight up for an extra burn.

Lower your hips back down to the starting position.

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Repeat for 12 repetitions.

Engage your core, and lift your head, shoulders, and legs off the ground roughly six inches.

Alternating lift each leg up to 12 inches, give or take as if performing swimming flutter kicks.

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Complete 12 repetitions per side, or 24 individual repetitions if counting one at a time.

Your right forearm should be perpendicular to your torso with your palm facing down.

Hold this position for 30 seconds, then switch sides and complete all three sets.

Reverse the motion, maintaining control throughout the range of motion.

Repeat on the other side.

Complete 12 repetitions per side, alternating each repetition.