5 Best Exercises To Lose Your Large ‘Santa Belly’ | XpertsReviews.com

We all know Santa’s signature appearance: a cheerful face, a snow-white beard and, uh, a very big belly. But even though it looks cute on greeting cards, having a large intestine in real life can harm your health. If you want to look and feel your best, melting your belly is essential. So we are here to sled the day with the best exercises to lose your big “Santa Claus” belly. Consider them our Christmas present!

With the holiday season approaching and all this plentiful and tasty food, it’s even more important to fight weight gain with the best methods to lose weight. Let’s explore the best exercises to lose your big “Santa” belly while building stronger core muscles.

The exercises

Reverse lunges

The lunge is one of the best full-body exercises for burning calories and fat. Because you’re targeting each leg at once, it also challenges your stability, forcing your core to work harder.

1. Take a big step back, long enough so that your knees form two 90-degree angles at the bottom.
2. Stand up with your front leg.
3. Repeat on the same leg until you have completed all your repetitions; then switch legs.

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Pull-ups

This is an incredible move for strengthening your traps, shoulders, lats, and arms. To increase your core work, keep your legs completely straight or extend them in front of your body to form an “L.”

1. Grab a pull-up bar with your palms facing out.
2. Squeeze your shoulder blades, pull yourself up and lead with your chest.
3. If you can’t do a bodyweight pull-up, wrap an exercise band around the bar and pass one knee through the bottom loop, allowing the band to support you throughout the movement.

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TRX Pumps

Regular push-ups are already great, but doing them on a suspension trainer adds more instability, so your core and shoulder muscles work even harder!6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

1. Assume a push-up position with your hands in a TRX about shoulder-width apart.
2. Keep your lower back flat and don’t let your hips sag.
3. Lower yourself down and keep your elbows close to your body as you descend.
4. Push and repeat.

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Overhead press with dumbbells

Believe it or not, overhead presses also work your core immensely! You need to straighten your body from the ground to stabilize yourself and push the weight.

1. Grab two dumbbells and hold them by your shoulders.
2. Keep your core tight and your glutes tight, and push the dumbbells directly overhead.
3. Your biceps should be next to your ears at the top. Do not lean back or arch your lower back.
4. Lower the dumbbells to the starting position.

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Stir the pot

Even though abs are “made in the kitchen,” if you want to show off a six-pack, you still need to target these muscles. Stirring the pot is one of the simplest and most effective moves for strengthening your entire body.

1. Assume a plank position with your forearms on a stability ball.
2. While keeping your torso still, move your forearms in a circle.
3. Then change direction.
4. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and don’t let your lower back sag.

Anthony J. Yeung, CSCS