Holiday season is usually also very related to the enemy of all people is weight gain. Are you the one who dreamed of having a flat stomach during the holidays? Actually there is one thing that is close enough and you can do to flatten the stomach, that is sports.
Launched from aol.com, Friday (29/12/2017), a study published in the Journal of Sport Medicine and Physical Fitness recently revealed the best way to your flat stomach. Curious?
For eight weeks, as many as 39 participants do sports four times a week. One group performed four cardio exercises and regular strength, while the other group performed two regular exercises, and two high intensity interval exercises for a flat stomach.
As a result, the group that did high intensity interval training not only lose overall weight, but also lose a few inches from their waist circumference. Participants also significantly reduced the level of visceral fat, which is often associated with stomach and health problems, such as type 2 diabetes.
In addition, this high intensity interval training group also showed improvement in cardio respiratory fitness. According to the researchers, four training sessions in a week can be a secret to get six pack abs you've always dreamed up.