At 50, many fitness objectives might be difficult, and reducing abdominal fat is the most frequent objective people pursue. Aside from seeing how your clothes fit, losing weight in your stomach can help you live a healthier life. Being mindful of this is critical—particularly when you reach your 40s or 50s. So we’ve put up some helpful gut-reducing exercises to try now.
It’s never a wrong time to start on the right path. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is critical if you want to reduce your abdominal fat. Resistance training and aerobic activity should be performed five days a week, in addition to consuming a diet high in vegetables and lean protein. If you’re over 50 years old and wanting to reduce your gut, strength training should take precedence. Your metabolism slows as you reach your late 30s and your early 40s, and you start to lose muscle mass. Do not worry; it’s not a problem. It’s critical to lift weights in order to build and retain your lean muscle if you want to focus on staying lean, losing fat, and keeping your metabolism up at age 50. We have discovered the ideal gut-reducing exercises for you to try in your 50s.
Compound exercises, which focus on more than one muscle group, are essential. For the time you invest in them, they’ll provide the most benefits. They will help you burn additional calories and reduce the fat that is around your midsection by helping you boost your metabolism and build muscle mass. Three exercises that should be included in your routine are listed below. You should aim to do three sets of each of these gut-slashing workouts.
1 — Dumbbell Front Squat
To begin, hold a pair of dumbbells at your shoulders. Keep the core firm and push the hips back to squat down until the quads are parallel to the floor. Then, pushing through your heels and your hips, stand back up straightening out your quads and glutes. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions each session.
2 — Seated Row
With your feet firmly placed on the pad of the seated row machine, grasp the handle with the wide grip. Pull out the attachment and position yourself with your back straight and your legs close to being fully extended. Rowing the device towards your body, tightening your shoulder blades pressed together at the end, keeping your chest high and core taut, knees soft, and wrists straight. Then extend your arms completely until your shoulder blades come apart before going again. Do 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps each.
3 — Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Begin with the dumbbells next to your shoulders and palms facing one another. Keep your core taut and your glutes tightly clamped, and push the weights up, flexing your triceps and shoulders at the top of the movement. Lower the weight while maintaining control before repeating another rep. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions.