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Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy had a forehead taller than his waistline was wide.

This Week's Featured Article:
Seven Secrets for a
Slimmer Waistline
By Nikki London

2. Second, it is unfortunately true for most women, that weight loss through exercise will take place first in the chest area. Because the breast are composed mainly of fat tissue, you are going to need a plan that will reduce your overall body fat levels. When you lose body fat everywhere, it will be less likely to come off just from your breasts.

3. Third, you will NOT be able to spot reduce fat in just one area of your body through doing any one single exercise. If that could be done, a woman could merely gain weight over her entire body and increase her breast size, only to spot reduce all the other areas to produce the figure she desires. The truth is, any exercise that burns calories will also help you decrease the size of your waistline. The best exercises to burn calories are aerobic, cardiovascular, and weight training.

4. Fourth, one of the fastest way to reduce your waist size is through performing at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day. If you’re new to exercise, aerobics involve anything which causes your body to breathe hard and which makes you sweat. “Aerobics” is often defined as any physical exercise that increases the heart rate and your body’s intake of oxygen long enough to benefit your human body’s conditioning. So you want to perform simple activities that cause you to breathe hard such as running, dancing, swimming, basketball, soccer or even walking.

For successful aerobic exercise, you will have frequent physical activity that is rhythmic, repetitive, and which challenges the circulatory system. Your exercise choice must increase the blood flow to the muscles for an extended period of time, which will promote fitness. Aerobic exercise generally involves using your big muscles including your back, chest, legs, and butt. Walking can be an excellent aerobic activity and it doesn't have to be hard work.

To be fair, I should mention that not everyone feels that aerobics is the best way to go. You might want to look at the video on The Truth About SIX PACK ABS by Mike Geary. He has two videos, one for men and the second for women.

5. Fifth, you can easily evaporate a couple of inches off your stomach in just a couple of weeks by using the Stomach Vacuum Exercise. Bodybuilders, yoga, and belly dancers all use this secret exercise to obtain a smaller more controlled waistline. You’ve probably never heard of this exercise. The stomach vacuum is a key exercise used to produce a flat stomach. And the best part of this exercise is that you can perform it almost anywhere, without any exercise equipment, even while driving your car or waiting in line at the bank!

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I Have Searched for Years to Find...

The answer to my own midline sprawl. Granted, most people tell me I have no problem in this area, or that they envy my figure. But that doesn't mean I don't have a problem slimming down my waistline.

If you don't like the way you look in a swimsuit, it is probably a good time to start seriously thinking about doing something about your tummy. Whether it is through exercise or with a nutritional approach to losing that excess fat -- or both, you want to get started.

Because my belly has a tendency to grow faster than the rest of my body, this is one of the first articles that I wanted to write and the research. Doing this has made a big difference in my own midline.
--Nikki