JJ Virgin says crunches don't work for belly fat in people over 50. Instead: HIIT creates an oxygen debt that keeps you burning calories after exercise, compound moves like squats build muscle to raise your metabolism, and increasing daily steps matters more than you think.
So what are the top 3 exercises to help you burn belly fat after 50? You might be surprised to learn that it's not crunches. First up, high-intensity interval training. This is a great way to burn calories and burn calories after the exercise as your body fights to recover from the oxygen debt. Second up is to do big compound movements like squats because that's going to help you build muscle, and muscle has a bigger metabolic cost because of the muscle protein turnover your body has to do every day. And And third up, get those steps in. While I don't count that as exercise, that activity is mission critical for burning those calories and having a good metabolism all day long.
