If my number one goal was to lose weight from my stomach, and I was only allowed to do 3 exercises, these would be the three.

1/ Clean and Press (Need Dumbbells)

Position: Have dumbbells on floor in front of you and bend over so your back remains straight.

Technique: Dead lift the weight off the floor keeping your arms straight. Without pausing lift the weight up to your shoulders and flick your wrists over, so you are now standing with the weights over each shoulder. Then press the weight overhead, before slowly lowering back down to the floor.

Points to Remember: Keep you back straight at all times. Engage your core muscles, and keep each stage at a controlled pace.

2/ Squat (Hold weights by your side if you have them)

Position: Stand in upright position with knees slightly bent and feet hip with apart.

Technique: Squat down towards the ground, pushing your hips back and bending your knees. Lower yourself as far down as you can before pushing back up through your heels.

Points To Remember: Make sure your weight is through the heels of your feet at all times. Make sure your knees don’t go forward further than the end of your toes. Make sure you back remains straight.

3/ Front Plank

Position: Raise up on your elbows and toes holding your body up.

Technique: Raise hips so your whole body is in a straight line. Hold position still.

Points To Remember: Make sure your back remains flat, i.e. your hips don’t sag down or raise up too high. Make sure your elbows stay directly beneath your shoulders and don’t slide further forward.

I know only one of these 3 exercises is ‘belly specific.’ But that is the point really. The most effective exercises at burning belly fat and the exercises that promote the most total body fat loss, not the exercises that focus specifically on your belly.

Today’s Takeaway – If you can incorporate these 3 exercises into your program you will take a big step towards a flat belly. Don’t isolate the stomach.