Posts Tagged ‘Goals’

At Pursuit, we are often asked questions such as, “What are the best exercises for my belly and behind?” or, “Why can’t I lose the fat from my arms? What we’re really being asked about concerns a concept called ‘spot reduction’ – the idea that you can do certain exercises that will reduce the fat from one specific part of our body.

But here’s the hard facts, guys – you can’t actually, ‘spot reduce’ fat.  Sorry.

I know, I know.  For years, we’ve been told that if we just concentrate crunching our abdominal region, we’ll get washboard abs. Or if, say, we’re pretty happy with our weight but would like to lose the bat-wing arms, we can just target those every time we work out.

But it just doesn’t work like that. You can’t control where you lose fat first, and, in fact, certain exercises that you might swear blind will beat back the bulge in your belly or your thighs or wherever you want, can actually be making it harder for you to achieve your weight loss goals!

Don’t believe me? READ ON!

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