How to Tone Your Tummy After Childbirth: Expert Advice

Question
I've had my 2nd child 7 months ago. I lost all the baby weight. I exercise when I have time and usually eat right(whole wheats, veg, fruit, and proteins). I can't tighten this tummy for the life of me! HELP!

Answer
Hi Rebecca,

First and foremost you need to be eating right. I'm not going to go into detail, but diet is at least 70% of game. Some of my clients were only drinking 1 liter of water per day and that is just not enough if you want to shed bodyfat. Others were eating fruit before bedtime. So there are a lot of dietary factors that people are sometimes not aware of.

When you mention exercise when you have time. I'm guessing it's less than 4-6 times per week. You need to do at least some cardio exercise liking walking 4-5 times per week for 30-45mins per session.

There is some correlation between blood flow and site reduction. And I think that's what you want to know. How to lose that damn stubborn fat off my tummy and tighten it up. Because it's coming off everywhere else but. Well you need to attack it from a few different angles, I believe. You need to obviously do abdominal exercises like crunches etc. You also need to do integrated abdominal exercises like the tummy rolls. Just like the Latin dancers do. This targets the inner muscles which work together. And then you need to target the core muscles which reside behind the abs. This is done through swiss ball work, bosu work and other stability exercises. This 3-pronged attack should do the trick. I offer all my clients a free newsletter which will feature "how to survive the holiday season" in the coming issue. You are more than welcome to sign up. Go to my website at www.xfitness.com.au and fill in the form.