Real Health & Fitness

Forget the jokes about being all bought and paid for guys, – It’s More Serious Than a Vanity Issue!

Did you know that the vast majority of people today have excess abdominal fat? The beer belly, muffin top, call it what you like, it is no joking matter. The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing off their body or wearing certain shirts or going shirt-less this summer.

However, what most people don’t realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but is also a dangerous risk factor to your health. Scientific research has clearly demonstrated that although it is unhealthy in general to have excess body fat throughout your body, it is also particularly dangerous to have excess abdominal fat.

How do I know if I have too much abdominal fat?

There are two types of fat that you have in your abdominal area. The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin and on top of the abdominal muscles.

The second type of fat that you have in your abdominal area is called visceral fat, and that lies deeper in the abdomen beneath your muscle and surrounding your organs. Visceral fat also plays a role in giving certain men that “beer belly” appearance where their abdomen protrudes excessively but at the same time, also feels sort of hard if you push on it.

Both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat in the abdominal area are serious health risk factors, but science has shown that having excessive visceral fat is even more dangerous than subcutaneous fat. Both of them greatly increase the risk your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep apnea, various forms of cancer, and other degenerative diseases.

If you take a simple tape measure and a calculator you can get a pretty good handle on where you stand from a health safety basis.  Measure your chest and measure your belly around the belly button.  Now divide the chest by the waist and arrive at a ratio. (The higher the number the better)  Now do the belly and the hips .  Here the lower the number the better.  If you simply subtract the hips from the belly you will get an idea of just how much you need to lose in abdominal fat to get a healthy one to one ratio.

Part of the reason visceral fat is particularly dangerous is that it apparently releases more inflammatory molecules into your body on a consistent basis. It also produces hormones that will actually make you even fatter if you are stressed out or under pressure.

If you care about the quality of your life and your loved ones, reducing your abdominal fat should be one of your TOP priorities! Real Fitness has a number of programs that can assist you in losing this dangerous body fat.

There’s just no way around it. Besides, a side-effect of finally getting rid of all of that excessive ugly abdominal fat is that your stomach will flatten out, and if you lose enough stomach fat, you will be able to visibly see those sexy six pack abs that everyone wants. Hey, even if your goal is to be able to see the bathroom scale in the morning you will have come a long way to being healthier as well as extending your life.

So what gets rid of extra abdominal fat? Is there actually a REAL solution beyond all of the gimmicks and hype that you see in ads and on commercials for “miracle” fat loss products?

The first thing you must understand is that there is absolutely NO

quick fix solution. There are no pills or supplements of any sort that

will help you lose your abdominal fat faster. Also, none of the gimmicky ab rockers, rollers, or ab belts will help get rid of abdominal fat either. You can’t spot reduce your stomach fat by using any of these worthless contraptions. It simply doesn’t work that way. Some of you may think there is a special exercise that will do it.  Bad news; you’re wrong.

The ONLY solution to consistently lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food intake as well as your training program is important if you are to get this right.  At Real Fitness we can help you to any degree you want.  If you really want to attack this problem we have a program for that.  If you wish to chip away at it and have us monitor your nutritional intake, we have a program for that for as little as $10.00 per month.  IT’s your body, your life and we’re here to help you no matter how serious you are about changing your numbers and flattening out your belly.

Now the important thing to realize is that just any old exercise program
will not necessarily do the trick. The majority of people that attempt getting into a good exercise routine are NOT working out effectively enough to really stimulate the loss of stubborn abdominal fat. I see this everyday at the gym.

Most people will do your typical boring ineffective cardio routines, throw in a little outdated body-part style weight training, and pump away with some crunches and side bends, and think that they are doing something useful for reducing their abdominal fat. Then they become frustrated after weeks or months of no results and wonder where they went wrong.

The only reason most people fail in their fitness goals to lose belly fat is that they have good intentions at first to adopt a new lifestyle, yet after a few weeks or months, they abandon their good intentions and slip right back into
their old bad habits that gave them the excess body fat in the first place. Why – simply put they do not see the results they expected.

We want you to succeed in finally getting rid of that extra abdominal
fat that is not only UGLY, but also DANGEROUS. We have accountability programs that we can manage for members who come in every day as well as those who live hundreds of miles away.  One will work better than the other but both will work if you are motivated to keep going in that positive direction towards a healthy life style.

Don’t waste another day allowing that nasty abdominal fat to kill your
confidence as well as contribute to your risk for MAJOR diseases. You can do it with us at Real Fitness or you can do it on your own.  With a little help from us or a lot of help and direction start losing belly fat today.  The choice is yours.  Remember this; your decision will not only effect you but everyone you love and who cares about you.

To your health,

Coach Bob