One of the ways to get a flat belly is to engage in rigorous cardio activity. But some kinds of cardio are better than others for this purpose and that is what this article is about: flat belly cardio exercises.

Here are exercises for a flat belly which I urge you to begin doing today:

1. Pull ups - the pull up is a massive exercise. It mostly works the back muscles, but if you ask a friend to place his or her hand on your abs while you're doing it, they'll report that it's hard as steel. That's because the abs are straining like crazy. Even doing 5 pull ups is more of a flat belly exercise than 50 sit ups. And yes, even women can do this exercise.

2. Push ups - When you're doing push ups you need to make sure that your stomach is tucked in. In that way, your abs are working hard all through the push ups. Regardless of the type of push up that you do: horizontal, elevated, or counter elevated, the stomach is still working. Push ups work your entire upper body and they're a great exercise to flatten your belly.

3. Pull down - this is performed by pulling down the pulley cable and is really a softer version of the pull up (yes I know it sounds weird but they do similar things). When you pull the cable down from above your head down to your waist, you upper body goes through a complete extension which means that your belly muscles are straining. Again, the belly serves a supporting role, but it doesn't mean that it's not straining.

4. Running - We all know this cardio activity which is a great exercise for a flat belly. The reason is that our stomach is naturally tucked in while we run (especially during sprinting) so that besides the benefit of calorie burning and fitness enhancement, your stomach muscles are also working in each second in which you run. This means that your developing your abs muscles while you're running.

5. Swimming - When you're swimming, your stomach muscles are again working since you have to keep yourself balanced in the water. Again, you're getting a great cardio workout, but you're also working out your abdominal muscles. Swimming is an excellent flat belly and upper body exercise since it works the entire upper body muscles.

6. Jumping rope - Jumping rope is a special cardio workout since it's usually done for a very short period. However, jumping rope is massive cardio and flat belly exercise. When you jump rope, your stomach is held in firmly and is developing as you jump. Just so you'll know, jumping rope is a massive workout and burns a lot of calories in a very short time.

A brief tips on eating healthy: make sure to avoid fried food and refined food at all cost. Eat well-balanced meals and snacks during the day. Drink plenty of clean, fresh water, basically half your body weight in ounce. If you can manage, no foods 3 hours before bedtime, and your bedtime should be around 10:00 -11:00 at night, not 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. Your body needs to rest, rejuvenate and rebuild it self, and it is doing so between the hour of 10 pm and 2 am. So getting enough sleep at the right time is important in the effort to re sculpting your body.