Millions of people
across America are following an undocumented weight management
program, the ‘beer lifting’ plan. The diet of hops and barley
is pretty simple to follow. It entails leaving the sofa and
walking to an icy receptacle to retrieve a cold one. Although
lifting is 12 ounces per consumption interval, good work-outs
include six stretches from the sofa to the refrigerator.
As simple as the ‘beer lifting’
plan is to follow, the results do not offer the best health
benefits. Generally, the adverse effects of the diet include
an inflated waistline where the belly protrudes over pants.
Since, many beers are high in carbohydrates, it allows the body
to collect fat around the middle section.
For people focused on stretching
their abdomens into great proportions, the ‘beer lifting’ plan
will achieve outstanding results. Alternatively, for the self-conscious
there are a few ways to break the beer belly phenomena.
Use the following strategies
to counter the beer belly bulge:
• Pull the belly inwards. To
flatten the abdomen while improving one’s posture, pull in the
naval toward the direction of the spine. Perform the exercise
several times a day. Belly dancers use the same movement for
controlling abdominal muscles.
• Crunch the stomach. Before
you start the ‘beer lift’ plan, do 50 - 100 crunches. Add 20
crunches a week until you are able to perform 200 crunches –
at a time.
• Replace beer lift plans with
20 - 40 minutes of cardiovascular exercise. At least five days
of cardiovascular training should be incorporated with two to
three days of strength/weight training. Strength training is
an important aspect of the cardio-work out because it allows
the body to increase the number of calories burned.
• Reduce food portions. Consume
food slowly to avoid the habit of overeating. Adequate food
intake should never entail a feeling being full.
• Limit ‘beer lifting’. In
order to trim the waistline, ‘beer lifting’ should be minimized
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