Guys, are you tired of hearing about Taylor Lautner’s abs and aching to get yours packed? And ladies, don’t you just envy Gisele Bundchen for her tight abs even at two months postnatal? One of the fitness hype nowadays is all about abs and obliques. Gone are the baby fats and forgiving love handles in one’s perception of a hot and healthy body, and achieving desirably fab abs could be as effortless as applying a slimming gel and as breathless as a tough training in the gym.
The quick fix muscular appearance and beauty secret for male models in Milan Fashion Week was Clarins Body Toning Gel. Unbelievable, right? All you have to do is apply it on your abdomen or other desired areas of your body after your morning or evening showers. This body slimming blend has a caffeine component which works as an anti-oxidant and burns fat. It also contains “ironwood” which has a firming action. In a week’s time, your muscle line will be enhanced. Yes, the operative word is “enhance” for a six pack abs does not miraculously come into sight. You must have some muscle underneath your skin. These products work to trick fitness alright, but not on its own.
Now, if you want to be rigid in developing that oh-so-sexy abs, get to know the truth about what abs workout programs are offering you. Workouts burn calories; it metabolises your body at a much faster rate. You will be sweating it out, and will be feeling and looking fit and toned. Your lifestyle will be enhanced. The positive results will give you more enthusiasm to keep up your workout regimen. But why do some people gain instead of lose pounds?
It is because as you burn the calories, you are also exhausting the body’s fluids and energy that you need for the full day ahead. You become parched and hungry! And you munch in proportion to that hunger and munch even more. So what has been shed comes right back in on a larger scale, and your vision of a flat stomach seems to bulge, literally. A holistic approach must be taken even if you just want to focus on the mid section.
Having a balanced diet is still an essential factor. Your crunches and sit-ups will be wasted to shame as you rehydrate with a flavourful cup of iced coffee with extra whipped cream or snack on cheeseburger and chips. This is not sating hunger; it’s your whirlwind affairs between exercise and junk food, fast and bleak. A balanced diet along with one’s journey to desirable abs and weight loss could not be overemphasised. Our bodies break down anything we eat, absorb and expend its nutrients, and store the rest as fat – mostly, belly fat.
Hence, a more nutritious intake means a healthy body that is not mentally and emotionally taxing to shape up, and more junk means more stored fats to deal with. With a little more research, you will find that there are lots of ways to tone that waist. Following it dutifully with a balanced diet will give the best results. We’re talking about abs here!
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“Thunder thighs” is a term used on men and women who have overly huge disproportionate thighs and hips. This occurs when women age and their body’s inherent programming tells their thighs and hips to store excess fat. While this is a natural human survival instinct (read more about this here), no one likes having thunder thighs… especially not women. 
Did you see that supermodel’s thighs? Weren’t those just the most perfectly looking sexy and toned thin thighs ever? Well good news, you can have them too!
The Chari Squat consists of you standing in front of a chair with your back facing the chair. All you do is slowly and in control act like you’re going to sit down, but not letting your rear touch the chair. Hold this position for a few seconds, then back up to the standing position, but not where your legs are fully erect and extended.
Standing by a wall with your back towards the face of the wall, have your feet at shoulder width apart and your toes pointed slightly upward. Maintaining equal weight and balance on both feet, lower yourself down gently into a squat position. Make sure your heels are at all times touching the ground.
Using a leg press machine, seat yourself with your back and head against the padded support. Place your feet on the foot plate about hip width apart. Make sure heels are flat and your legs are forming about a 90 deg angle at the knees. Another important tip people usually forget when doing this thigh exercise is to have the knees be in line with the feet and not varying inward or outward.
Probably the easiest of the thigh exercises, power walking is great since you can do it on your way to the grocery or even from work to your home. Power walking is simply walking at a faster rate than normal, but not as fast as jogging or running.
