Drinking sufficient amounts of water is the most optimal way to lose weight. In the food pyramid, fruits and vegetables are given a large proportion in nutrition. Eliminating junk food such as burgers, hot dogs and the like is paramount. Although very important, the addition of cardiovascular exercises is necessary to increase your metabolism which in turn increases the rate of burning fat dramatically. Truncal fat, also known as belly fat increases with aging particularly when the body's metabolism drops, thus making weight reduction more challenging the older we become given our usual decreased activity levels. There is no magic pill nor exercise that can make you lose weight speedily in a healthy manner. Cardiovascular exercises are needed to train your abdominal muscles. There are a multitude of exercises that help achieve that flat belly and six-pack abs figure. Most experts and myself agree that implementing a combination of a healthful, nutritious diet with disciplined commitment to a suitable exercise program is key to long term weight reduction, stronger abdominal musculature and improved overall health.

The concept to develop muscle mass is critical to understand since comparing athletes with nonathletic individuals, the basal metabolism is approximately 5 percent higher in the former. In other words, muscle tissue requires larger oxygen levels to metabolize and therefore has a higher metabolic rate than fat tissue resulting in more calorie burning capacity. In addition, as we age, our metabolism physiologically drops at an estimated 2 percent per decade. The drop is likely due to increased body fat composition with decreased muscle mass in general. The sex of the person also influences the metabolism with women having lower rates by 5 to 10 percent usually due to the higher fat composition. The higher the fat body content, the lower the metabolism. Adipose tissue has less oxygen requirements to break down than muscle tissue and therefore the goal is to reduce fat and increase muscle mass to burn more calories with the appropriate diet and exercise activities. Vigorous cardiovascular training tailored to each individual will optimally create an enhanced

metabolic state conducive to weight reduction and fat burning not only during the exercise but hours thereafter.

In conclusion, this overall strategic approach provides a solid and necessary foundation for long lasting strengthening and fat burning weight reduction. Specific exercises include traditional abdominal crunches, bicycle crunches and seated oblique twists with medicine ball as only a few of the examples of many other exercises designed to establish and maintain healthy musculature that optimally burns energy and fat and ultimately leads to desired six-pack abs through the step by step approach structured in detail within the Fat Loss Revealed Program.