Being active is even more crucial when you reach a certain age, and it is one of the most important factors to consider in your life. Muscle mass and bone density decrease as you age, while the likelihood of developing various diseases including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and lower back pain increases hence the need to exercise. Regular exercise improves bone density, and joint/muscle pain and prevents the illnesses associated with visceral fat such as diabetes, stroke, and heart diseases. Below are some of the best exercises that can assist you in losing belly fat besides slowing down the aging process. Let’s get started!
5 Best Exercises to Lose Belly Fat and Slow Aging
Here are five workouts that you need to incorporate into your routine to help shed belly fat and slow the aging process. Make use of them and harness their benefits into your everyday activities.
- Dumbbell Goblet Squat
- Instructions: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp a dumbbell in both hands at arm’s length in front of your body with your palms facing your body. Bend your stomach muscles, tilt your buttocks backward and lower yourself until your thighs touch the floor. Finally, push back up through your heels to return to the standing position and squeeze your glutes and quads.
- Repetitions: 3 sets of 8-10 reps.
- Barbell Romanian Deadlift
- Instructions: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp a barbell in front of your abdominal area. Bending your knees slightly, while keeping your chest up, lower the barbell down your thighs. If you feel the stretch on your hamstrings, then pull your hips forward and contract your buttocks to come back to the initial position.
- Repetitions: 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions.
- Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
- Instructions: Hold a dumbbell in each hand and lie on an inclined bench. With your hands, grab the weights while your arms are stretched out to the sides and above your head. Lower the weights towards your chest pulling your shoulder blades back. Push the weights back up, engaging your upper chest and triceps muscles at the peak of the move.
- Repetitions: 3 sets of 8-10 reps.
- Cable Row
- Instructions: Stand behind a seated row machine and hold the attachment. While standing on the footpad, pull the handle towards your body with your chest level. Move your elbows down and back keeping them in line with your hips, using your back and lat muscles. Hold this position for a few seconds before moving on to the next rep, using your arms and shoulder blades.
- Repetitions: 3 rounds of 10-12 repetitions.
- Dumbbell Reverse Lunges
- Instructions: Take a dumbbell in each hand and step one of your feet backward to assume a wide stance. Bend your knees and lower your body until your back knee touches the floor. Step back to the starting position and push with the front leg and do the same with the opposite leg.
- Repetitions: Three approaches of ten repetitions for each leg.
Start practicing these five exercises, and prepare both physically and mentally to welcome new changes in your lifestyle that will help you burn belly fat and look young.
