Exercise Games to Lose Your Stomach

The midsection can be a tough spot for weight loss, but it’s vital not to let excess fat accumulate here. According to Harvard Health Publications, stomach fat is linked to a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. You probably already know that a nutritious diet and regular exercises can help you battle dangerous tummy bulge, but if you’re not a fan of exercise, then mustering up the motivation to get moving can be difficult. However, tweaking workouts to include games and other fun activities can make exercise more enjoyable, consequently making you more likely to stick to your workout routine and meet your stomach fat-shrinking fitness goals.

  1. Medicine Ball Partner Games

    • Everything is more fun with a friend, and having a workout buddy on hand can allow you to incorporate variations that will turn different exercises into enjoyable two-person games. Try a couple of medicine ball games, which build strength throughout the body while also burning calories and contributing to fat loss. A basic med ball toss involves simply tossing the weighted ball back and forth, while an overhead toss or adding a lunge in between catches will provide a variation. You can also use the ball for "V" sit rotations with your partner, which will target the obliques on the side of the abdomen. Sit back to back with knees bent, then twist from side to side, passing the ball back and forth.

    Run From Zombies and Bulls

    • Technology is constantly evolving with smartphones and apps, and there are numerous fitness games you can download to add a dose of entertainment to your routine -- and lose body fat. For example, there are zombie running apps where you track your mileage while being “chased” by the undead, or other applications that put you in Pamplona to run with the bulls. If you start to lag behind, a voice in your headphones will alert you that the zombies or the bulls are closing in. With apps like these, you get the fat-melting benefits that come with physical activity, and you also get to enjoy the role playing aspect of a video game. You can also download social apps that allow you to share your workout details with friends or partner up digitally to reach a mutual fitness goal.

    Big Hot Potato

    • Whether you’re in a fitness class or with a group of friends, you can turn the time into a fat-burning session by adding exercise games. Try a game of Big Hot Potato. The larger group is divided into two smaller groups, and you’ll need two stability balls – one for each group. The object is for each group to keep their ball in the air using their hands, arms, heads or feet and making sure each person gets to participate. The team who does this the longest wins.

    Work Your Whole Body

    • While participating in exercise games and other forms of physical activity regularly can help you reduce stomach fat, it is important to remember that spot training, or targeting a particular area, is not an effective fitness plan. Focusing on a problem area, like tummy fat, with exercises designed to work that area will only strengthen those muscles underneath the fat. Rather, you need a total body routine that will burn calories and reduce overall body fat to help you achieve the results you want in your midsection.