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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