All you need is a tape measure!
November 6th 2007 22:34
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Because of its proximity to your organs, belly fat is the most dangerous fat you can carry. So give up hopping on the scale every morning and replace it with slipping a tape measure around your middle.
A smaller waist can also help you fight off Alzheimer's.
More: To measure the circumference of your waist, simply wrap a tape measure around your waist, halfway between your bottom rib and your hipbone
-- it will be about 2 inches (5 cm) above your belly button. Be sure to keep it level. Do this at the same time every day for at least 2 weeks, and record your measurements.
Use this tool to monitor your waist-loss progress.
Although the YOU Diet emphasizes waist over weight, we know you might not be able to resist hopping on the scale. That's fine, but when it comes to actual weight, you need to stop thinking about one specific number: "I want to get down to 130 pounds." All of us have an ideal playing weight, but rather than a single number, it should be a range in which you live lean and healthy, and one in which you significantly reduce the risks of the aging diseases associated with being overweight.
•Don't Waist Your Breath
Trouble breathing? That spare tire may be to blame.
Belly fat is the ringleader in a gang of health woes whose members wreak physical havoc -- we're talking insulin resistance, high blood pressure, bad blood fats, and out-of-whack glucose metabolism. The perfect setup for cardiovascular disease. Now abdominal fat is wanted for another crime -- taking your breath away. Walking and calorie-counting can help, but your leading defense against a bulging belly is resistance training.
Abdominal fat leaves less room for your lungs to expand and it's bosom buddies with insulin resistance, a condition that increases inflammation in your body, which reduces lung function and makes it harder to breathe. Resistance training -- any workout that makes your muscles press or pull against a weight, such as curling a can of beans or pushing your own body weight off the floor -- can help you breathe easier. You also can use stretchy tubing or gym machines to help build bulging muscles instead of a burgeoning waistline. Muscle burns more calories than fat, even when you're sleeping, which can give you the extra boost you need to say bye-bye to an expanding middle and hello to deep, satisfying breaths.
All of this brought to you from RealAge available online.
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