Can I Spot Reduce The Fat On My Body?

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This is one of the questions that I get very often. Many people are after the 6 pack abs, the tight glutes and the firm arms. Who isn’t right? But in all honesty, the only way to reduce any change in your body is to create a dietary deficit from tweaking your diet, training your entire body and getting ample rest. Spot reduction is picking a spot on your body and trying to deplete the fat surrounding your muscles in that area only (e.g. abs, buttox, arms, etc.). The truth is, it does not exist.

Females: When you gain fat, it seems to go straight to your behind and thighs, right? Then, if you gain more weight, you fill out a bit in the other areas such as your stomach, breasts, arms and legs. Now when you begin losing fat, you find the areas carrying the least amount of fat are the ones to lose fat first, while your backside and hips seems to lose fat last. This is all due to genetics and there is not much that you can do about it.

Men: We tend to gain fat first on our lower abs, then behind, lower back and eventually, a ton of visceral fat (fat that surrounds the internal organs). This explains why you see a bunch of older guys walking around with beer bellies and skinny limbs. After the initial fat gain, the fat distribution just keeps adding to the problem areas and eventually adds to the limbs. The same circumstances apply for men as for women. The fat gained last will come off first and the fatty tissue that accumulates first will be the last to go.

So, when you are very anxious to get rid of your not so favorable backside, thighs and lower abs, remember that the rest of your body will become leaner first and your problem areas will lean out very last. Hope this helps!!!!