Do you want to know how to reduce belly fat? Think about this for a moment. When you pulled your jeans on this morning, did they feel tighter than they did last week? Did you have to resort to the old coat hanger trick to zip them up? And did the waistband cut in more painfully when you sat down?

Yes? I know the feeling well. While we would like to believe our clothes shrink in the wash, we also know that isn’t always the case.

So, if you would like to fit into your jeans and feel great in them, too, read on to discover just how to reduce belly fat today.

How to get rid of belly fat

There are two aspects to ‘belly fat’ as generally described.

What may look like fat may be both fat and poor muscle tone.

The other point is that there isn’t a diet that will target a specific area of your body. On the other hand, it is possible to lose weight overall. Once you are looking leaner all round, the right exercises will give you the toned tummy you’re looking for.

So, any attempt to lose your ’spare tires’, ‘love handles’ or ‘pooch belly’ has to be two pronged. You will need to:

Eat healthy

Start by ensuring that you are eating healthy ie eating nutritious food in the appropriate quantities at the appropriate times.

The Strip That Fat program mentioned below includes a good online menu generator that makes meal planning easy.

Best exercise to lose belly fat

Walking, particularly uphill or on the stairmaster, trims waists and tones legs.

Simple crunches or sit ups are better than nothing. On the other hand, you’ll also need to tone up muscles such as the transverse abdominus, the ‘deep’ muscles that wrap around your waist from front to back and from ribs to hips, rather like a corset.

Yoga and pilates, also the Fitness Model Program and the Truth About Abs program mentioned below offer excellent exercises to strengthen and tone your body core and waistline.