5-Minute Exercises To Melt Your Belly Fat Fast

Belly fat is so easy to gain and incredibly hard to lose. In fact, even those who exercise regularly still have a hard time getting rid of it.

Melting belly fat takes patience and it will not work with just one kind of exercise. With that said, you can follow these five-minute exercises to help eliminate your belly fat in no time.

1. Flutter kicks

How to perform:

• Start by lying on a mat. Keep your legs together, then extend them forward in front of you.
• Tighten the abs, lift your feet off the ground, and begin moving your legs up and down.
• Repeat 15 times, pause, repeat 15 times again.

Benefits of flutter kicks:

• burn calories
• get a great cardio workout
• improve your endurance
• shed belly fat
• strengthen your core

Time needed: 5 minutes

2. Reverse crunches

How to perform:

• Start by lying flat on your back and putting your leg up at a 90-degree angle.
• Place your hands flat on the ground.
• Pull your legs and hips up toward the ceiling while bringing your knees toward your chest.
• Repeat 15 times, pause, do 15 more.

Benefits of reverse crunches:

• activate the major abdominal muscles
• improve your posture
• tone your lower ab muscles

Time needed: 5 minutes

3. Lunges with front kicks

How to perform:

• Begin with your feet together.
• Step back with one foot to complete a lunge.
• Step back to the starting position, swing your leg through, and complete a kick.
• Return to starting position.
• Repeat 15 times, pause, and go for 15 more.

Benefits of lunges with front kicks:

• get a great cardio boost
• improve your core stability
• increase your flexibility
• tone your glute muscles

Time needed: 5-7 minutes

4. Mountain climbers

How to perform:

• Start in high plank position.
• Place your hands under your shoulders and extend your legs behind you.
• Tuck your tailbone in as you engage your core muscles.
• Your body should be in a straight line.
• Bend one knee and draw it to your chest, then straighten it behind you, and switch sides.
• Repeat 15 times, pause, repeat again.

Benefits of mountain climbers:

• get a full-body workout
• improve your mobility
• get a calorie burn
• engage your upper arms muscles

Time needed: 5 minutes

5. Bicycles

How to perform:

• Start by lying on the mat and keep your hands either by your sides or behind the head
• Lift both legs off the ground and bend them at the knees
• Bring your right knee close to your chest, keeping your left leg away
• Then take your right leg away and bring your left leg close to your chest
• Keep doing it as if you are paddling a bicycle
• Repeat 15 times on each side, pause, then repeat again

Benefits of bicycles:

• firm the hip muscles
• activate the upper abdominal muscles
• tone your thighs

Time needed: 5 minutes

6. Bench hops

How to perform:

• Place your hands on a bench or chair.
• Bring your feet together on the right side of the bench or chair.
• Keep your back straight.
• Bend your knees and jump over the bench to the left side, then quickly jump back to the right side.
• Move quickly and smoothly.
• Do not pause between hops.
• Perform 20 bench hops, pause, repeat again.

Benefits of bench hops:

• tone your legs
• strengthen your lower body muscles
• burn calories

Time needed: 5-7 minutes

7. Crab toe touches

How to perform:

Sit on the mat with your feet in front of you, knees bent.

• Sit on the mat with your feet in front of you, knees bent.
• Place your hands behind you and left your hips off the mat.
• Bring your right hand up while simultaneously lifting your left leg up and touch your left foot with your right hand.
• Return to the elevated position and switch sides.
• Keep alternating back and forth.
• Complete 16 touches, pause, do 16 more.

Benefits of crab toe touches:

• develop your core strength
• boost weight loss
• speed up your metabolism

Time needed: 5-7 minutes