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What is the best exercise and equipment for burning off a beer belly?

I am looking to join a gym but I don't really want to spring for a personal trainer. Can anyone tell me what is the best exercise to do and equipment to use to burn off a potbelly? Thanks

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1. dont drink beer and work every part of your body. Dont target one area work the whole thing. Run a lot too.
2. The best exercise for belly fat is intense short bursts of resistance training. You don't need to go to a gym or buy expensive equipment in order to lose belly fat. You can get a good workout at home just by doing some housework. You will burn calories and end up with a clean house as well! An hour of vacuuming, cleaning the car, washing the bathroom floor or cleaning the oven can all be done vigorously. Even ironing uses up calories. Stomach crunches are often the first exercise people think of when trying to lose belly fat. Stomach crunches will tone and firm muscles in the tummy area but they won't burn fat as effectively as resistance training. However they can still be part of your exercise routine when combined with resistance training. Here is one exercise that you can do to tone and firm up your stomach muscles called "The Hip Lift" For this stomach exercise, you will need to lie on your back on a flat surface, such as the floor. Use a mat or towel to cushion your spine. Put your arms at your sides with palms facing up to the ceiling. Put your legs straight up in the air so that the soles of your feet are facing the ceiling and your legs make about a ninety degree angle with your torso. Keep your knees unbent and as straight as possible. Now, contract your stomach muscles so that it feels like your belly button is being pulled toward your spine, while at the same time gently lifting your hips off the floor. Raise your hips to height of a few inches, keeping your legs extended straight upward. Hold this position, then slowly lower your hips back to the floor. You can repeat this exercise several times. Consider doing the reverse crunch also as it is a great exercise to obtain a six pack. Strengthen Your Abs. More specifically your external obliques. If you never did Reverse Crunches, you’ll get sore abs the first time. Correct Lordosis. The Reverse Crunch teaches you to tilt your pelvis posteriorly and strengthens your abs. This corrects lordosis. Prevent Kyphosis. You don’t get any depression of your ribcage like on sit-ups. This prevents upper-back rounding: kyphosis. Reverse Crunch Technique: Lie back on the floor. Flex your knees. Raise your knees against your head by crunching your abs. Come back. Use a dumbbell or medicine ball as counter weight. Tilt Your Pelvis Back. Push your lower back against the floor on each rep. You shouldn’t be able to put your hands under your back. Keep Your Feet Down. Don’t let them come up during the movement. Keep your knees flexed, close to your glutes. Keep Your Head Down. Knees move towards your head, head doesn’t move towards your knees. Keep your head on the floor. Work Your Abs. Avoid working your hip flexors. Don’t let your legs come past perpendicular to the floor on the way down.