Angela Hall
So you have a big event coming up! You are excited, but you want to look your very best. It could be a wedding, school reunion, or photoshoot. There is nothing wrong with wanting to look your best for your big day. Many people will be tempted to jump into crash diets or tea cleanses that will do more harm than good in the long run! Avoid crash dieting and gimmicky slimming teas, they will just damage your metabolism. There are safer ways to slim down and tone up that don’t include starving yourself or going to the bathroom every 15 minutes due to the “slim” tea. It’s easy to be swayed by these gimmicks, but remember that if something comes easy, it will go easy.
1. Green Tea
Drink a cup of green tea before you go to sleep at night. Green tea increases fat burning rates and can improve your physical performance. Antioxidants in green tea are extremely beneficial for your body as well! It an improve your overall health and brain function. Cozy up to a mug of green tea before bed to see yourself slim down.
2. Aerobic exercise
All you need is 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise 4 to 5 times a week to see your fat start to melt off! Aerobic exercise includes dancing, running, jogging, high intensity cardio, and biking. Cardio doesn’t have to be boring, try various forms of exercise on different days to keep things spicy.
3. Diet
Diet is extremely important. You should stay away from all processed and junk food since it contains high amounts of sugar and sodium which cause weight gain and bloating – especially around the midsection. Stick to 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. The meals should have a good source of protein, fiber, and healthy fats.
4. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is a belly fat blaster. Drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider with a full cup of water each morning on a consistent basis.