DO YOU REALLY NEED TO TRAIN YOUR ABS EVERY DAY FOR ABS?

You can exercise and reduce your body fat,

but you can’t choose where you lose fat.

Spot reduction doesn’t work,

either for the abs or for any other body part.

 

 

The fallacy of spot reduction assumes that, if you have fat over your abs, then exercising the ab muscles will make that fat go away. While exercising the muscle may increase endurance or strength, it won’t burn off the fat in that area. The reason for this is because the body draws energy from the entire body when exercising, not just from the part you’re working.

The only way to burn fat from your belly is to reduce overall body fat by creating a calorie deficit. To get six-pack abs, you may have to drop your body fat to a level that is either a struggle to maintain or downright unhealthy. Many of us have the goal to get six-pack abs but most of us will find it difficult to reach that goal.

Let’s face it: The factors that dictate how our bodies look are too many to keep track of. Age, genetics, gender, hormones, body type, lifestyle, eating habits, stress management, sleep habits, planetary alignment…all of these decide what your body and, therefore, your belly, looks like.

People become movie stars and models because they have the genetic makeup that allows them to have lean gorgeous bodies. If we could all achieve that, we would all be models.

Remember that we all have flaws and perfection isn’t an option unless you head to your nearest surgeon. Instead of doing that, challenge yourself by taking care of your body and learning how to accept it.