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Are ab workouts essential to a 30-day transformation of our abs? No, ab workouts don’t play an important role in this 30-day transformation, but fat loss does and proper nutrition and exercise are the major players in removing the unwanted extra fats covering up our abdominals.

Proper nutrition means eating the right foods at the right times. Having 5-6 small meals a day help our metabolism stay revved up because of the need to constantly digest food. The frequency of food intake will also mean less hunger and, therefore, less bingeing especially on unnecessary calories.

Proper nutrition also means smart food choices. Stay away from foods high in corn syrup, fructose, saturated fats and hydrogenated oils. Avoid white bread, white rice, and pasta because all these foods easily convert to fat, which gets stored as soon as they’re converted.

Instead, pick foods high in proteins like lean meats and chicken, fish and egg whites and complex carbohydrates like whole grain breads and brown rice. Complement with high fiber vegetables and fruits and healthy canola and olive oils. These choices will enable you to burn calories efficiently and prevent a sudden drop in blood sugar levels, which is the main culprit that leads you to snack mindlessly.

Now that you know which foods add to your fat stores and which don’t, you can start burning off whatever excess fat is in your body at the moment through exercise. Achieving this balance is important to fat loss and the revelation of six pack abs.

You need to do a combination of cardio, high intensity training and weight training in order to burn fat efficiently by speeding up your metabolism. For example, while running, walking must be done for a minute followed by sprinting for 15 seconds. Do this for 10 times and you have your cardio/high intensity training combo.

Lifting weights develops and tones muscles. The more muscles you have, the more fat is used up as energy. Consider that 3 lbs of muscle burns calories equal to a 1 mile jog or that calorie burning goes on even when you’re at rest and you will quickly want to have more muscles in your body!

Changing your body in 30 days is possible even without doing ab workouts. The important factor is fat loss. When you lose the fat you are carrying in your stomach area and don’t add anymore to current fat stores due to an unhealthy diet, then you will start seeing toned, good-looking abs.