So you want to learn how to reduce belly fat? Well, you came to the right place. Had you come across another page, chances are you'd be sold some gimmick product that promises to give you six pack abs in as little as 5 minutes a day. And if you didn't come across a piece of wacky exercise equipment, chances are you'd get roped into some crazy diet that promises that you'll lose 11 pounds every 9 days - or something along those lines.

I have a love/hate relationship with this industry. I love helping people reach their goals but I can't stand all the false advertising that's out there. The weight loss industry is a perfect example of a "buyer beware" market because you have to constantly doubt everything that you read because honestly, about 80% of it is a lie.

As for how to reduce belly fat - and keep it off - there's really no shortcuts. You have to train hard and eat right, their isn't any substitute. So what does "training hard" and "eating right" constitute? Well, let me elaborate a little bit.

How To Reduce Belly Fat - Step #1 = Train Hard

Training hard and training smart are of equal importance. Training smart involves choosing the right exercises and implementing the appropriate loading parameters (repetitions, sets, and rest in between those sets).

When training for weight loss, you'll always want to select the exercises that burn the most calories. These are usually the exercises that most people avoid because, quite frankly - they're hard. These exercises are multi-joint movements that recruit multiple muscle groups. For example: squats, lunges, pull ups, push ups etc.

As for training hard, I think that's pretty self explanatory. Remember, when you're in the gym, you're not there to socialize - you're there to work. So, throw that mp3 player on and really push yourself. When you're tired and want to quit - do another repetition!

How To Reduce Belly Fat - Step #2 = Eat Right

"Eating right" involves ingesting frequent, yet controlled portions of nutrient dense foods. You should be eating about every 3 hours or so. Think of your metabolism (the rate at which you burn calories) like a furnace. In order to keep it revved up, you need to keep throwing wood into the fire.

These meals should be high in protein. As for fats and carbohydrates, the fats should be unsaturated and the carbohydrates should rank low to medium on the glycemic index. The glycemic index is a scale that ranks foods based on the effect they have on your blood sugar levels.

I know this is easier said than done. Putting together a calculated meal plan from scratch isn't exactly the easiest thing to do (especially if you don't know much about nutrition). For that reason, I recommend looking into getting some meal plan software and a pre-constructed nutrition plan.