On the spot

Add comment June 30th, 2008

This is an old one, but since it came up again in a conversation last week, it bears repeating.

There is no such thing as spot reduction when it comes to exercise or dieting.

A specific exercise, say sit-ups for the abs, will not get rid of fat in a specific area of the body. There is no way to control where you lose the weight. It’s an all or nothing at all proposition and that generally means sensible eating and burning more calories with exercise than you’re taking in.

That doesn’t mean, though, that those same sit-ups won’t tone those abs so, that when the fat comes off, you’ll have something to show for it.