Targeting Fatty Areas

This past week I had a client tell me that she wanted to do more exercises to loose belly fat. This is not anything new. Most people want to target a certain body part in order to tone or loose the fat in that specific area. This seems ritualistic around Summer time when us ladies want to look our best even at the risk of not feeling our best. For instance, skipping meals or fad dieting just to have the perfect figure to fit into a size 4 swimsuit and even though you look great you feel crabby, lack energy and are craving more carbs. This is not the answer. Exercise combined with a healthy balanced diet will get the job done (regardless of where the fat is) without the risk of grossly restricting much needed nutrients in foods that help your body function at it’s best. Fat is not a mysterious glob that has to be targeted in a certain area in order to get rid of it. Second thought, it is a glob but not a mystery. Fat is fat and in order to get rid of it in your abdominal area, hips, thighs etc… you need to increase your daily activity and reduce your daily caloric intake by 500 calories a day. This will allow for a safe and consistent weight loss for the most part. As far as targeting the ab fat, aerobic activity will do along with some core exercise such as crunches, planks, v-sit-ups, side bends etc… will help strengthen those abdominal muscles.