Let’s face the facts: Losing your belly becomes more difficult as you ageespecially after you hit 40.
Your metabolism slows down, so it’s important to maintain healthy habits and a solid fitness regimen.
In addition, youlose lean muscle mass.
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One of the best workouts toburn belly fatis through full-body strength circuits.
Set a timer for 10 minutes, and perform as many sets of the following movements back to back.
Keep your chest tall and core tight, squat down, and grab the weight.
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Drive through your heels and hips to come back up, flexing your glutes and quads to finish.
Place the dumbbell back down to starting position before performing another rep.
Hold them straight up above you with your arms fully extended.
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Pull your shoulder blades back and down into the bench as you lower the weights down toward your chest.
Step forward with one leg, and firmly plant your foot into the floor.
Then, lower yourself under control until your back knee gently touches the ground.
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Walk forward with the other leg, and repeat.
Perform as many sets of 10 reps for each leg.
Pull the handle out, then fully straighten your legs.
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Complete as many sets of 10 reps.
