If I could only flatten my fat belly!" Does it sound familiar?
Read on to get the whole scoop on losing stomach fat...
Do you know anybody who does not wish to get rid of the fat on
one particular area of their body? I have not met anybody like
that!
"If I could only get rid of my big belly"! "Oh,
I wish my thighs were slimmer"! Does it sound familiar?
Even skinny people are often unhappy with the excess fat in some
areas of their body. We've all seen those skinny men with huge
bellies!
This common problem is accompanied by a widespread belief that
you can lose the fat on a "problem area" by exercising
that particular area. Some people do hundreds of crunches in attempts
to flatten their stomachs, others buy the "miracle"
ab gadgets and bulky "hip slimming" machines from TV.
Were you about to call the 800 number to buy the "latest
and greatest" ab roller?
Hold on to your hard-earned money!
The belief that you can lose fat on a specific part of your body
by exercising that area is a myth! Targeting the "spots"
of your body for fat loss is called "spot reducing",
and it simply does not work.
Exercising certain areas of your body will strengthen the muscles
there, but it will not remove the fat from them. Your newly developed
muscles will be hidden under the layer of fat.
What about those heavily pitched creams, wraps and rubber belts
that supposedly "melt the fat away"? Those are just
plainly scams.
