There are three factors that work together to produce toned abs - a balanced diet, cardiovascular exercise and exercises that isolate the abs. A balanced nutritional plan and a regular routine of cardiovascular exercise will help reduce the fat surrounding the abs. Performing exercises for abs will help ensure that your stomach is as shapely as you want.
Most men tend to store much of their body fat in their gut.
Eating a healthy diet is critical to shaping your abs. The only way to reduce body fat in a specific area of your body is to decrease your total body fat. A low-fat diet will help you reduce the layer of fat, which can obscure your abs like a curtain covering a window. A new set of unified dietary guidelines were recently developed, based on contributions from the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Dietetic Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Institutes of Health. The guidelines recommend that the average American over 2 years old should keep the total calories from fat to less than 30 percent of the total calories consumed in a day.