17 years.

That’s how long I’ve been in the fitness industry.

In all those years…how many times have I seen 3 day detoxes or exercises give anyone a flat belly?

That depends if we’re talking about a lasting result or a result that lasts 3 days.

I do not believe there is any one single thing that will make the belly flat. Here’s why.

It’s a rare occurrence to hear “I did a three day detox and have had a flat belly every since and that was six months ago”.

The majority of the time, someone who does a three day detox and continues on with a flatter belly, is someone who didn’t have an overly large belly to begin with.

As for exercises that are listed as flat belly exercises…I’ve watched people for 17 years perform them, all of them. And not once in 17 years have I witnessed any exercise or group of them give someone a flat belly. Not even abdominal exercises performed repeatedly.

I’ve watched ladies perform crunch after crunch, sit-up after sit-up, lunge after lunge, plank after plank etc. without losing their belly!

A mind muscle connection can come easy for some, but for so many people these days, it’s really hard to get that feeling of your core working when we are really bloated and have been letting the belly hang for so long.

It takes a mixture of mind, nutrition, movement and attention to get a flat belly!

If you ask anyone that has a flat belly and has had one for any length of time, they will tell you that it’s a lifestyle!

Ugh! That’s not what you wanted to hear is it?

The good news is that achieving a flatter belly is and can be less daunting.

It’s a matter of slowly adding small changes one at a time until they become habits.

The body loves easy. Be watching for Tips on Making a Flat Belly!