Most people that have been putting effort into losing tummy fat for some time must have heard about 'the most recommended' method to do it: 30-60 minutes steady pace cardio for 3-5 times a week while maintaining your heart rate at the suggested level. Without a doubt, that will lead to countless hours on stationary bike or treadmill.

So, does being "hamster on the wheel" solve the problem? Obviously, the answer is NOT. The main reson for this is your body can adjust itself to your regular steady pace exercises, thus after some time, your exercise will gradually lose its benefits. That's why people that doing steady low intensity cardio will have to increase their duration again and again.

The second reason: human body was created to perform physical activity in burst of exertion followed by recovery; this is also known as stop-and-go movement. For example, try comparing a sprinter who concentrate on stop-and-go exercise and a marathoner who concentrate on endurance exercise; the sprinter is more slender and muscular looking right?

So, how to lose tummy fat? When trying to lose fat, you can’t pick specific area in your body; instead you must pick well designed full body resistance training program with high intensity cardio program that complemented with good nutrition intake.

These will lessen your body fat percentage and shed all those excess fat on your tummy and throughout your body in general. For women, achieving 16-18% body fat is sufficient to achieve flat sexy tummy; men, on the other hand, have to achieve 10% body fat to get their six pack abs visible.

I did talk about about resistance training as the answer for the question "how to lose tummy fat", but be assured that you won't get excessively bulked up like a bodybuilder; besides, women don’t have much testosterone to begin with, so it is really hard for women to get bulky. The goal of the training is to become leaner and more muscular while increasing your metabolic rate in order to accelerate the fat burning process.

The training is varied from simply making use of your bodyweight such as bodyweight squat and push-ups to the one that using dumbbell or kettlebell. Be sure you choose the weight that offer adequate challenge for you for optimum result; don’t be concerned, you will not get bulky. Here’s an example of a dumbbell complex:

• Upright row with each arm separately, then together.

• Front lunge with one leg, then the other.

• Back lunge with one leg, then the other.

• Curl to overhead press.

• Keep dumbbells at shoulders and squat.

The second answer for the question "how to lose tummy fat" is high intensity cardio program. This is different from typical cardio that do nothing than wasting your time. You will have to put more effort, but the result will pay for that.

One doable high intensity cardio is wind sprints. You need to find open field or park and try 50, 75, and 100 yard all out wind sprints. You should do this between 6-20 times with either one or two minutes rest after each sprint. This exercise is aiming to work the biggest muscle groups in your body, increase your metabolism, raising your muscle building hormones, and make the fat burning process even faster. Wind sprints is a good example, but if you are shy or can't afford to find good field, there are many other high intensity exercises that you can do at home.

The last requirement to lose tummy fat is a good eating habit that focus on nutritious foods. To put it shortly, you must put these into priority:

• Fruit and vegetables

• Enough high quality protein in each meal

• High fiber food; this is necessary for appetite control

• Fat from healthy source such as avocado, virgin oil, nut, seeds, fish oil, and so on

• Unprocessed foods, preferably the one that directly from the nature

• Foods with high nutrient

After you discover the real answer, you can leave behind the boring cardio routines that most people believe, escape from your ‘hamster wheel’, and start lose that excess body fat to attain flat tummy and slender body.