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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">1-Only doing cardiovascular exercises</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Most women wanting to get rid of belly fat will do lots of cardiovascular exercisesat the gym like treadmill, bike, elliptical machine. Doing cardio is great to get started but should not be the only thing you do. I once heard someone say: "a man should train like a woman; men should do cardiovascular exercises because they have more belly fat and die more often from cardiovascular disease. And women should train like men and do weight training workouts; because they have less muscle mass and that would help increase their metabolism." Only doing cardio will simply create a "skinny fat" version of you. You need to lift weights to increase lean muscle mass, to tone your body and burn more calories. </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">2- Don't spent hours at the gym</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I don't believe in endless hours at the gym unless you train for an ironman or something like that. I believe that an hour at the gym is enough. Over the years I also noticed people taking lots of rests, maybe more rest between sets than the actual workload. I believe in circuit training, interval, tri-set and superset training. It will maximize the time you have at the gym, will keep your heart rate elevated and give you better results. Also doing it everyday will have more impact than doing too much and giving up. </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">3- Get out of your comfort zone</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">So often I see people at the gym texting while being on a treadmill or using weights too light to see any results. Use your time at the gym wisely. If you do cardiovascular exercises integrate interval training and when you lift weight, challenge yourself, use heavier weights. </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">4- Putting 100% effort at the gym with exercise and 0% in clean eating might not see the results you want.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">If you put 80-90% effort in eating clean and 10-20% in the gym you might see the result you are looking for. Cut refined, processed food, sugar, unhealthy fat and choose plant based diet as much as possible. </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">5- Not setting realistic goals </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">People want instant results and that is not realistic. A pound equals 3500 calories, so a pound a week can be realistic.</span><span class="s2"> </span></p>