Want to Know How to Blast Off That Belly Fat?

Yes, you do have to eat healthy to burn the fat off of your belly. You must have more calories going out and fewer calories coming in. There are 3,500 calories in one pound of fat, so you need to be eating 500 fewer calories (calorie negative) than what you burn daily (daily active metabolic rate) to lose one pound of fat a week.

If your daily active metabolic rate is 2,500 calories per day, then you should be eating 2,000 calories a day to burn off one pound of fat in a week. You can use a metabolic calculator to calculate your daily active metabolic rate. Then subtract 500 and that will be the number of calories a day you should be eating so you can lose one pound of fat a week.

The truth is you also need to be doing core exercises, because it's the synergy of a great training program and a great meal plan that delivers an incredible core and defined abs. Core focused cardio, total body toning and specific core defining exercises will absolutely help you blast the fat off of your belly.

The core is a group of muscles just like any other area in your body, and you must train them if you want them to improve with better strength, tone, endurance and flexibility.

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