4 Everyday Habits That Will Chisel Your Abs!

We’ve all tried it before, attempting to change our habits because social media influencer ‘Bob’ told us it will ‘chisel your abs’. But realistically, those changes just never really work. And why’s that?

It’s because those ‘life changing habits’ aren’t sustainable. Yes it can work for some people, but for the ‘average Joe’, completely cutting out salt from your diet is like throwing away your smart phone and never using it again. Its just not going to happen over night.

What’s easier to do is to start reducing your screen time. Cutting out phone usage from 9am to 10am each day and before you know it, you’ve unglued your eyes for 7 hours a week. Take this concept and apply it to your diet. Start with the smaller habits and work your way to building a more sustainable diet.

Here’s 3 everyday habits you can do to start chiseling your Abdomen

1. Track your food

This might seem like a hard task to do, especially if you’re busy throughout the day or maybe mentally you’re not ready to get obsessed over the number of calories your consuming each day. BUT what I have found with my client’s is that the ‘average Joe’ doesn’t actually know how many calories they are consuming. Tracking what you consume in a day can shed some light on your REAL eating habits and help you visualise the true value of food.
A client of mine went through a similar scenario. Lets call her ‘Client X’.

Client X wanted to lose weight after giving birth to her baby girl. She tells me she eats healthy, doesn’t like fast food or drink alcohol (at least not for the last 10 months), and has tried the big lifestyle changes before but just can’t seem to drop the weight. So what did I tell her to do?

I told her to track her food for one week and I would check it during our next session. This is what I found:

• She snacked a lot!
• She thought she was consuming enough protein (she wasn’t).
• She was skipping meals (yes under eating can be an issue as well).

After a few weeks of getting her to track her diet and change the little things above, she started seeing results. She dropped 15kg, which was 5kg more than before she fell pregnant.

2. Drink plenty of water.

Hydration plays a key role in your bodily function such as lubrication, shock absorption, body temperature regulation, nutrient transporter, and waste product removal. All these functions help keep your body healthy, efficient and strong (exactly what you need if you want to shred the body fat).

3. Get 6-8 hours of QUALITY sleep!

This might be the most important habit you need to do to achieve your goals. Rest and recovery is when your body repairs and grows. A good nights sleep will help with energy levels, focus, mood, motivation, muscle repair, memory consolidation, restoration of the nervous system…just to name a few things. Sleep impacts pretty much every body system and function you can think of.

4. (OPTIONAL) Consistent training.

I have put this one last because although it will help strengthen your core, build your abs and help burn those calories, it’s not the most important tip today. Training 2-3 times per week on your core muscles can help speed up the process of increasing your muscle size and defining your abs, but you can also get away with simple exercises/everyday activities such as heavy brief case carry, good posture, lifting objects while bracing your core, and even focusing on good breathing techniques.

It will help, but you can get away with not training your abdominal muscles directly.

That’s my 4 everyday habit changes you can make to ensure your core gets stronger, your abs become more visible, and you stay on track towards your goals.