Misconception about abdominal fat
I hear it all the time that you can get rid of your belly fat by working your abdominal muscles. This is based on some belief that fat is eliminated from a part of your body if you engage the muscles underneath that fat. False! Your body decides where to put fat and from where to remove it. It’s a system that is determined mostly by your genetics, but also based on a few clever strategies:
- Your body stores fat in your midsection (your abdomen, hips or buttocks) because it takes less energy to carry it around. Remember, fat storage is a survival strategy for your body!
- From an anthropological point of view, the placement of body fat also has some implications for mate selection. This is especially true in women cases, where fat is stored in locations like the hips and breasts to create a more attractive physical body in order to attract a potential mate.
- Your body stores fat wherever you have fat cells. This may sound obvious, but it’s actually interesting when you realize that people who undergo liposuction to remove fat cells from their body end up causing a redistribution of fat to other locations that might be less desirable.
Here is what you can do to really lose abdominal fat.
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