{"id":539794,"date":"2026-01-24T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/539794\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T16:06:12","slug":"kriti-sanon-hits-the-gym-to-reduce-mithai-weight-what-are-core-exercises-you-can-do-to-shed-belly-fat-health-and-wellness-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/539794\/","title":{"rendered":"Kriti Sanon hits the gym to reduce \u2018mithai weight\u2019: What are core exercises you can do to shed belly fat? | Health and Wellness News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When actor <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/fashion\/kriti-sanon-bridesmaid-sister-nupur-sanon-stebin-ben-udaipur-wedding-10470289\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Kriti Sanon<\/strong><\/a> recently posted a workout photo of hers with a caption that she needed to get \u201cthose abs out of that mithai weight hiding them,\u201d she pointed out a dilemma we all have. Should we give in to celebratory indulgence? Do you fall into guilt, or do you return to balance?<\/p>\n<p>The solution lies in doing <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/health\/celeb-nutritionist-decodes-kriti-sanon-sleeping-habits-10386673\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>core exercises<\/strong><\/a>. When your core is weak, digestion slows, posture collapses and metabolism dulls. When it is strong, fat naturally starts melting away. Certain routines work best.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyloading\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/track_1x1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/track_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ab-Wheel Rollouts: The Fire Starter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ab wheel is simple, honest and unforgiving. It does not allow cheating. When you roll forward, every fibre of your core \u2014 from deep transverse abdominis to obliques and spinal stabilizers \u2014 is activated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it helps reduce weight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Activates deep core muscles, improving metabolic efficiency<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Tightens the abdominal wall, reducing belly protrusion<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Improves posture, which enhances digestion and breathing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Builds mental discipline\u2014because you cannot rush this movement<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to do it safely:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Start on your knees, not toes<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Keep your spine neutral, not sagging<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Roll forward only as far as control allows<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Exhale as you roll out, inhale as you return<\/p>\n<p>\u2022      Begin with 5\u20138 repetitions, build gradually<\/p>\n<p>Remember, control over the wheel reflects control over the senses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complementary Core Exercises<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To truly undo mithai weight, variety is essential.<\/p>\n<p>1. Plank involves holding a push-up-like position with a straight body, supported on forearms (or hands) and toes. Hold for 30\u201360 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>2. Mountain Climbers are full-body, high-intensity exercises resembling a fast-paced plank with alternating knee drives, or drawing your knees towards your chest. Do 20\u201330 repetitions. They stimulate circulation and digestion, flushing excess sugar storage.<\/p>\n<p>3. Leg Raises involve lifting both your legs off the ground, holding them up with the help of your torso. Do 10\u201315 slow reps. Perfect for that stubborn lower abdomen after festive feasting.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>4. Russian Twists involve sitting up, leaning back slightly and twisting your torso from side to side, engaging your obliques and deep core muscles, often holding a weight like a dumbbell or medicine ball for added resistance. All you need are 15\u201320 twists.<\/p>\n<p>They massage internal organs and tone the obliques, your waistline\u2019s guardians. Lying down on back exercises like cycling with a single leg and double leg are effective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Move After You Eat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest mistakes during the wedding season is sitting immediately after heavy meals. A 10\u201315 minute gentle walk post-dinner improves glucose utilization and prevents fat storage. Our grandparents instinctively did this; science now confirms it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleep, Stress &amp; Sugar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Late-night celebrations disrupt sleep, increase cortisol and make the body store fat \u2014 especially around the belly. Prioritize 7 hours of sleep, even during festive months. A rested body burns better than a tired one.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Something great for improving the metabolic rate which brings down your overall body-fat ratio would be kicking. If somebody were to have exposure to kick-boxing, squatting and kicking are exceptionally good, when it comes to increasing your basal metabolic rate (BMR). When we challenge the lower extremities with squatting, it increases BMR but combined with kicking, it has a greater effect.<\/p>\n<p>When you strengthen your core, you are not just flattening your stomach, you are doing much more.<\/p>\n<p>Expand<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 The Indian Express Pvt Ltd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When actor Kriti Sanon recently posted a workout photo of hers with a caption that she needed to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":539795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[38],"tags":[238340,238347,238339,1198,210,238350,7767,15997,238344,238348,238338,238342,238343,238346,238345,238349,238341,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-539794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-ab-wheel-rollouts-guide","tag-bmr-improvement","tag-core-exercises-for-weight-loss","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-health-and-wellness-india","tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat","tag-indian-express","tag-indian-wedding-season-fitness-tips","tag-kickboxing-for-fat-loss","tag-kriti-sanon-fitness","tag-kriti-sanon-workout-routine","tag-metabolic-efficiency","tag-mountain-climbers-exercise-benefits","tag-plank-variations","tag-post-meal-walking-benefits","tag-reduce-festive-weight-gain","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}