Spot Moves: Abs, Butts, and Thighs On A Ball
Spot Moves: abs, butts and thighs on a ballBall Crunch Move 1Ball Crunch •Sit on a fitness ball with your feet flat on the floor hip-width apart. •Walk the ball forward until your lower back is supported. •Your chest should be above knee level. •Pull your navel in toward your spine. • Rest your head on your fingertips and let your elbows fall to the side. • Contract your abs, bringing your ribcage closer to your hipbones. Ball PikeBall... Read More
Better Belly Through Sleep
Beauty sleep is also better belly sleep. Research suggests that even with a good diet and regular exercise, a lack of sleep can throw a monkey wrench in your weight-loss progress. Sleepy heads eat more, expend less energy and store more fat. So if you’re running on minimum sleep, try adding a half-hour every week. If you need pharmaceutical or naturopathic help, use them on a short-term basis to help you ease into more Zs. For more tight tummy tips, check out the June/July... Read More
Better Belly Bulletin: Hope for Losing That Bulge!
If you have a mummy tummy or have had abdominal surgery and want to reduce the belly bulge that good nutrition can’t budge and crunches sometimes make worse, visit the Tupler Technique. Read More
Better Belly Challenge: Count It!
Here’s my food log so far today:Two eggs scrambled with grape tomatoes and minced garlic and olive oil Iced shot of espresso with a splash of local, organic cream and 2 packets of sugar A standard-sized cupcake with cream cheese rainbow sprinkles (yum!) 4 ounces chicken salad with tarragon and almonds over red leaf lettuce and tomatoes Sweet iced tea A handful of roasted almonds5:30 p.m. Spinning class, 45 minutes Are you writing it down? Heart & Soul editors are!... Read More
Better Belly Challenge: Eating Right
Today’s belly challenge tip: Don’t get too full. Don’t get too empty. Getting full is not belly friendly. This isn’t The Great Famine, so there’s no need to top off your tank. If you feel miserable, bloated and full as a tick, you’ve eaten too much, and you’re at a 10 on the fullness scale. Next time, dial back to a more satisfied 6, 7 or 8. And don’t wait until you’re on “E” to eat. Have a bite when you’re... Read More
Take the Heart & Soul Better Belly Challenge!
Got a mummy tummy? Love handles? Back fat? Buddha belly? A protruding pooch? Or are you a couple cans shy of a six pack? Then hop on board our Better Belly Challenge! We’ve mad a few changes to make it more doable than past challenges. The April/May 2011 issue starts you off with the most important component–the food. A better belly starts from within!First, take a measurement at the smallest part of your waist. Take a “before” picture, if you’d... Read More
Better Belly Challenge: What’s for Breakfast?
A better belly starts with breakfast, so eat. Try some oatmeal, heavy on the fruit, easy on the sugar, or poached eggs with salsa and some vegetables leftover from Sunday dinner. Drive away from the drive-through. Instead, shoot for whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. One of our favorite on-the-go breakfasts is egg muffins. Mix them up, bake them, put them in baggies and grab one or two and a piece of fruit on your way out the door. Egg Muffins 12 eggs or 3 cups... Read More
