Spot Reduction
The myth of spot reduction is just that.
All of us wish by some chance that there is some miracle exercise that will reduce our belly, but or hips.
Well to this date there is still no miracle cure for spot reduction and if I knew how to I would be a millionaire.
I know that all of us have our insecurities when it comes to our trouble spots.
After hours of infomercials and hundreds of dollars spent on useless products there is still no way other then good ol' healthy diet and exercise.
Think of all the crap we have seen over the years like the thigh master or the sauna belt all claiming tighter abs and a loss of "X" inches in just 1 hour.
At one time or another we have been sucked in to find out that it is just that.
Crap! Our main enemy here is FAT! When we eat fats our bodies break them down by a chemical called lipase into tiny chemicals like fatty acids, glycerol and glycerides.
These chemicals are taken into the blood and become fat.
The tiny molecules of fat travel through our bodies and then are used or stored.
Our fat stores are used as either insulation, absorption or as fuel.
Fat is actually a fantastic source of energy.
Fat can store twice as much energy as proteins or carbohydrates.
Men and women tend to be a little different on where they store fat.
Men tend to store fat around our waists which is mirrored on the inside and can put us at risk of heart disease or diabetes.
Women seem to collect fat around their butts and hips.
Typically fat is stored there as "reproductive fat" as a supply of energy needed for the growth of babies.
Luckily women don't have the same health risks if they don't have the excess fat around the waist.
We are all sick of seeing the sexy slim and ripped models on T.
V.
who are used for some gimmick that claims that miracle cure or spot reduction.
They are all on a healthy diet and don't kind yourself they do spend hours in the gym to look like that.
Even if we were to do 1000 crunches a day we would never see our abs until our diet and workouts change.
Sure our abdominals would get wicked strong but we just won't get that six pack we are looking for.
The place where we tend to store is the place where fat goes first and sadly is the place where fat will come off of last.
So to get those abs we need to drop our body fat down to pretty low levels.
Focusing on one particular spot during exercise will not burn up the fat in that specific area.
It is a whole body effort and burning enough calories from our fat stores is the way to go to reduce our overall body fat percentage.
Like I said fat is a fantastic source of energy so use it! Burn it up! But do it properly and don't expect results overnight cause it just doesn't happen that way.
Make sure your eating habits are good and you are burning the required amount of calories per day.
All of us wish by some chance that there is some miracle exercise that will reduce our belly, but or hips.
Well to this date there is still no miracle cure for spot reduction and if I knew how to I would be a millionaire.
I know that all of us have our insecurities when it comes to our trouble spots.
After hours of infomercials and hundreds of dollars spent on useless products there is still no way other then good ol' healthy diet and exercise.
Think of all the crap we have seen over the years like the thigh master or the sauna belt all claiming tighter abs and a loss of "X" inches in just 1 hour.
At one time or another we have been sucked in to find out that it is just that.
Crap! Our main enemy here is FAT! When we eat fats our bodies break them down by a chemical called lipase into tiny chemicals like fatty acids, glycerol and glycerides.
These chemicals are taken into the blood and become fat.
The tiny molecules of fat travel through our bodies and then are used or stored.
Our fat stores are used as either insulation, absorption or as fuel.
Fat is actually a fantastic source of energy.
Fat can store twice as much energy as proteins or carbohydrates.
Men and women tend to be a little different on where they store fat.
Men tend to store fat around our waists which is mirrored on the inside and can put us at risk of heart disease or diabetes.
Women seem to collect fat around their butts and hips.
Typically fat is stored there as "reproductive fat" as a supply of energy needed for the growth of babies.
Luckily women don't have the same health risks if they don't have the excess fat around the waist.
We are all sick of seeing the sexy slim and ripped models on T.
V.
who are used for some gimmick that claims that miracle cure or spot reduction.
They are all on a healthy diet and don't kind yourself they do spend hours in the gym to look like that.
Even if we were to do 1000 crunches a day we would never see our abs until our diet and workouts change.
Sure our abdominals would get wicked strong but we just won't get that six pack we are looking for.
The place where we tend to store is the place where fat goes first and sadly is the place where fat will come off of last.
So to get those abs we need to drop our body fat down to pretty low levels.
Focusing on one particular spot during exercise will not burn up the fat in that specific area.
It is a whole body effort and burning enough calories from our fat stores is the way to go to reduce our overall body fat percentage.
Like I said fat is a fantastic source of energy so use it! Burn it up! But do it properly and don't expect results overnight cause it just doesn't happen that way.
Make sure your eating habits are good and you are burning the required amount of calories per day.
