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How to Keep Your Waistline Small

Keeping those extra inches off your waistline can be very challenging. It takes good nutrition and core exercises to keep your waistline small. Shaping and toning your body is key to keeping a small figure. You must be able to exercise regularly and commit to a healthier lifestyle. Every calorie that you consume counts and adds pounds to not only your waistline but other areas of your body as well. Also, finding fun ways to strengthen your core, such as hula-hooping, will help you to stay fit.

Things You'll Need

  • Hula hoop
  • Diet and nutrition plan
  • Core exercise plan
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Instructions

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      Eat Healthy. This sounds very cliche but it is the truth. Eating baked instead of fried foods helps to eliminate fat deposits that accumulate around the stomach and waistline. Stock up on your fruits and veggies. Resist the urge to eat those chili fries that taste so good but are so bad on your waistline. It helps to be consistent with your eating. You don't have to go on a fad diet to maintain a small waistline. The key is to be religious in your diet and nutrition coupled with exercise.

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      Core exercising. Core exercises help to strengthen the muscles in the stomach area, as well as work the waistline. Taebo is a great core exercise. Taebo will help you drop those inches fast. By doing the Taebo workout out at least three to four times a week, you will begin to notice a slimmer waistline. Taebo is a combination of kickboxing and aerobics.

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      Try Pilates. Pilates is about sculpting and toning the body, specificially the core muscles in your stomach. Doing pilates just a few times a week will help to improve your waistline. Consistency in any exercise is also key when you are trying to target a specific area of the body. Pilates is taught by a wide range of fitness gurus and you can easily find a pilates DVD at any retail store or online. This is another fun way to keep the inches off your frame.

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      Hula-hoop. This is a fun exercise that allows you to get a slim waistline. Hula-hooping of at least 10 minutes a daily will help you strengthen your stomach muscles as well as shave inches off of your waist. You can find hula-hoops at any retail store or even the dollar store. This inexpensive tool will give you the results you are looking for without having to leave your home or spend a ton of money.

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