Does “spot reduction” work?
Surgery is the only way to instantly reduce the fat in specific areas of the body. Unfortunately, we do not get to choose the areas that we would like to reduce. Fortunately, a lifestyle of good nutrition and consistent aerobic exercise and strength training will reduce the fat ALL OVER your body, not just the areas that trouble you the most. When you exercise a muscle, the signals go out to the fat depots all over the body to release fat to provide energy for exercise. The fat is converted to energy and carried to the exercising muscle. Depending on age and gender, body type and a few other factors, fat may tend to leave a certain body area before it leaves other areas, but that is not something that is controlled by the type of exercise you perform. The key is to expend more energy than you consume in a day and provide the body with the nutrients it needs to build muscle and be healthy.
