Sunday, September 20, 2009

Myth: Doing Ab Exercises Gets Rid of Abdominal Fat


Unfortunately, spot reduction doesn't work, either for the abs or for any other body part. The fallacy of spot reduction assumes that, if you have fat over your abs then exercising the ab muscles will make that fat go away. While exercising the muscle may increase endurance or strength, it won't burn off the fat in that area.

The only way to burn fat from your belly is to reduce overall body fat by creating a calorie deficit. The healthiest way to do that is with (cardio, strength and flexibility workouts) and a healthy,consistent exercise low-calorie diet.

Source: http://exercise.about.com


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