Pick a spot on the ceiling to look at to help you keep your head in the right position, and keep your eyes on that area throughout the exercise. Do not pull on your neck or head to avoid neck problems. Lift your head, keeping your neck straight, until you feel a contraction in your upper and lower abdominals. Bend the knees and lift the feet off the floor until calves are parallel to the floor. Perform crunches by lying on the floor and putting your hands behind your head. These activities are fun for preteens as well.ĭo specific exercises to tighten your stomach area and help tighten the abdominal band 2. Dancing and gymnastics will also help create a lean and defined stomach. These are all good exercises for the abdominals due to the side-to-side and up-and-down movements involved in the sports. Ask your friends to play a game of tennis, racquetball and basketball. Use fun exercises that work the middle, upper and oblique abdominal areas for best results. Get plenty of aerobic exercise to burn fat that will help define lean muscle in the abdominal area. Water makes you feel full, and will keep you from overeating. When you are dehydrated the body might confuse thirst signals with those of hunger. Drink 64 ounces of water daily to flush fat and stay hydrated. Avoid fries, milk shakes, large sandwiches and chicken nuggets. If you must have fast food, choose salads or small hamburgers. Although fast foods are often a staple of the preteen diet, you should stay away from fast food altogether if possible. Avoid eating late at night when your metabolism begins to slow down as well.
Just remember to limit yourself to a handful or less of most snacks and have individual portions on hand to eat just the right amount.Įat breakfast to boost your metabolism to keep burning fat throughout the day. Pretzels, carrots, celery, chunk cheese and yogurt are healthy snacks that will help you to feel less hungry but not cause excess fat accumulation. Snacking can actually increase metabolism, but the key is that snacks have to be healthy. Keep healthy snacks on hand as well to snack on when you feel hungry. Bloating can hide the lean muscle that you build in the abdominal area.
Calories can lead to fat accumulation and sodium (salt) can lead to bloat. Do not drink soda or drinks that contain high levels of calories or sodium.
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