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Exercises to Remove a Saggy Belly

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Christina McDonald-Legg

Removing a saggy belly takes a combination of eating a healthy diet, aerobic activity and strength training. Aerobic exercise will melt excess fat in your belly, and strength training will build muscle to help burn extra calories and build definition in your abdominal region.

Christina McDonald-Legg has been writing about health, wellness and travel since 1999. Her articles have appeared in "Colures Magazine" (London), "The Sunday Times" (Dublin), "The Connacht Tribune" (Galway) and "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer," and been featured online by the U.K. Department of Health. McDonald-Legg holds a Master of Arts in journalism from the National University of Ireland.