spot reduction
Localized fat loss
Spot reduction is the idea that exercising a specific body part will burn fat from that area—that doing crunches will slim the belly, or arm exercises will eliminate arm flab.
Despite its persistent popularity in fitness marketing, spot reduction is largely a myth; the body draws on fat stores generally rather than locally.
No amount of sit-ups will give you abs if you don't lose overall body fat.
- love handlesFatty tissue at waist
- body sculptingReshaping physical form aesthetically
- basal metabolic rateMinimum energy for survival
- muscle toningIncreasing definition and firmness
- resistance trainingExercise against opposing force
belly fat · lipolysis · thermogenesis · energy expenditure · calisthenics · yoga · functional fitness · weight loss · strength training · strength training
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