The Abs Diet Workout

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

15 May 2006 05:11 AM

For those of you have been following our Sizzling Summer Slim Down, we've been discussing the abs diet here in the Fitness and Weight Loss blogs for the last couple of weeks. I've recounted some of my experiences through my blogs and today I want to discuss the Abs Diet Workout plan that I started last week.

For those of you just joining us, the Abs Diet is a six-week plan to flatten your stomach and stay lean for life. It features a diet that does deprive you of food so much as reeducate your diet and lifestyle. The food portions is among the easiest and best diets I've ever tried - there are 12 power foods that you use in the course of your diet and you add 2 power foods to every meal and one to every snack.

The diet encourages you to adjust to your new eating habits before beginning the exercise portion. So far, on the diet I've lost over 10 pounds and I'm no longer drinking mochas. Overall. I'm very pleased with the progress.

So what is the workout plan?

Whether you already have a regular workout or not, the diet suggests you follow this workout regimen in order to maximize the abs diet effect. The workouts focus on fat burning exercises that tone and strengthen the core and boost your own metabolism. Remember, when you are building muscle, that muscle will burn more calories all day long and this contributes to your weight loss and body health.

The exercise program requires a mix and match of strength training, cardiovascular exercise and abs specific workouts. Your weekly schedule will be as follows:

• Strength training three times a week - these are all over body workouts that put emphasis on the legs. The legs are the largest muscle group in the body and boosting their muscle development burns a great many excess calories.
• Abs exercises - in addition to the strength training, you will perform abs specific exercises twice a week. These workouts should be performed before you strength train.
• Cardiovascular exercise - although this is optional - you should perform the cardio three times a week on non-strength training days. A good brisk walk for 30 minutes is sufficient to meet the cardio requirements.

One day per week, you should have a day off from any formal exercise. So your workout week may look something like this:

• Monday - Strength Training
• Tuesday - Abs Specific Workout & Cardio
• Wednesday - Strength Training
• Thursday - Abs Specific Workout & Cardio
• Friday - Strength Training
• Saturday - Abs Specific Workout & Cardio
• Sunday - Day Off

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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