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How To Reduce Excess Body Fat Around Abdominal Area?
Question: how can lose belly fat and love handles ..iam 60 kgs and 168 cms ..iam not over weight but i have a small belly and a bit of love handles ..how to get rid of them?
Brief Answer:
Diet changes and exercise regularly.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Love handles are deposits of excess body fat around your abdominal area.
To get rid of this abdominal fat you need to lose weight.Even if you aren't overweight you need to lose weight so that the excessive fat deposited in your abdominal area will burn gradually .
The objective in reducing belly is to increase the muscle mass and reduce fat.
You also need to reduce the total amount of calories you eat per day.
You need to make some changes in your diet :
-Eat healthy foods mostly green vegetables and fruits.Avoid fatty ,processed foods and foods rich in proteins.
-Eat small frequent meals instead of 3 major meals.
-Drink plenty of water.
You also need to exercise regularly every day at least 45 min.
There are some specific exercises that help strength the muscles under the fatty area like abdominal crunches
You can find a detailed information about these exercises on the internet or a personal trainer in a gym may instruct you how to do these exercises.
Yoga exercises might be quite effective and helpful in losing belly fat.You can try these exercises under instruction of a yoga expert.
But even if you don't do these exercises ,eating healthy ,losing weight and exercising regularly like running , will make that your abdominal fat goes away gradually.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have other questions or doubts to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.
Kind Regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
Diet changes and exercise regularly.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Love handles are deposits of excess body fat around your abdominal area.
To get rid of this abdominal fat you need to lose weight.Even if you aren't overweight you need to lose weight so that the excessive fat deposited in your abdominal area will burn gradually .
The objective in reducing belly is to increase the muscle mass and reduce fat.
You also need to reduce the total amount of calories you eat per day.
You need to make some changes in your diet :
-Eat healthy foods mostly green vegetables and fruits.Avoid fatty ,processed foods and foods rich in proteins.
-Eat small frequent meals instead of 3 major meals.
-Drink plenty of water.
You also need to exercise regularly every day at least 45 min.
There are some specific exercises that help strength the muscles under the fatty area like abdominal crunches
You can find a detailed information about these exercises on the internet or a personal trainer in a gym may instruct you how to do these exercises.
Yoga exercises might be quite effective and helpful in losing belly fat.You can try these exercises under instruction of a yoga expert.
But even if you don't do these exercises ,eating healthy ,losing weight and exercising regularly like running , will make that your abdominal fat goes away gradually.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have other questions or doubts to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.
Kind Regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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