The television commercials and the advertising industry in general knows your pain and your desire to be rid of the fat lingering in these parts of your body. You've seen the claims: 60 days to 6-pack abs.
There are all sorts of weight loss tips that promote products, creams, gadgets and machines to tone the arms, thighs or the abs that claim to be able to spot reduce and attack that belly fat.
The idea that you can focus in on a individual body part that has excess fat and get rid of it through spot treatment exercises is a complete joke. The body simply does not respond that way. It is even more frustrating that the government allows such advertising to go on, albeit with fine print stating that their product does not work in absence of a "sound fitness program of diet and exercise".
Why Can't You Spot Reduce?
The market misinforms the public of the benefits that can be expected from their so-called revolutionary products when in fact there really are no revolutionary results to look forward to.
1. Healthy Diet Is Important
Diet is an important element to regulate the amount of calories derived from fat which leads to fat gain. The foods that you eat in excess of what you burn have calories that get converted to fat storage. People store fat differently, in different parts of their bodies. Your problem areas may be different than others.
2. Spot Reduction Is a Myth
Doing 300 crunches a day will only exhaust you but it will not get rid of your belly fat. Your body will not burn the fats stored in that spot you are targeting. Overall calorie burning, done most effectively via cardio type workouts, will be the best approach for reducing overall body fat, including your problem areas.
In any healthy endeavor, you must be educated on the fundamentals. You should know what it takes to achieve a goal. For example, if you want six-pack abs, you have to know what it takes to get them.
Some people out there would claim that if you want to improve the look of your stomach, you simply have to concentrate on abdominal exercises or use the gadgets that will do the exercise for you. Again, you cannot spot reduce. You cannot achieve the goal with simply doing that one abdominal exercise.
The fat can not just come off on its own by just using a gadget or focusing on moving the body part with the problem fat. It is simply a waste of time unless you want to tone the muscle hidden below the fat, because that is what is getting the benefit of your exercise, not the reduction of the localized fat.
The truth is, before you can even think about having six-pack abs, you will have to take away the fat first.
Only after achieving the diet and cardio components of your weight loss plan can you focus on the abdominal exercises. If you have been doing abdominal exercises while dieting and doing cardio, your ab muscles will reveal themselves and appear toned only after your body fat reaches a certain level. for most people, this is very low percentage and takes alot of work.
3. There Are No Shortcuts
Miracle diets, pills and potions are mere shortcuts that will lead you to a dead end. If a healthy body is your goal, I'm sorry to break you the bad news, but you have to work for it. You have to earn it. Otherwise, you are wasting your money hoping their miracle cures will do the trick.
If you still want to believe, go to the Federal Trade Commission website and research weight loss fraud and see how many companies have been sued over unsubstantiated claims in their advertising.
4. Health and Fitness Require Commitment
Your dedication to the health of your body is a lifelong commitment. Even if you achieved a good body now, it will not remain so forever if you cave in and revert back to unhealthy eating practices without sufficient exercise.
That is why if you depend on spot reduction claims, it will really get you nowhere. You can only hope, but you cannot expect. So if you aim for a healthy body; get an exercise program for yourself and make some changes in your diet. Give yourself an education in how to achieve fitness for not only your body, but your mind and spirit. Changing the way to think will help you to make better food choices for your body.
Just Do It - The Right Way
With all these points raised, the bottom line is to simply get healthy the right way. You may come upon a product that claims to help you lose weight, but before just blindly taking it, do some research, see if its listed in the Physicians Desk Reference or has undergone clinical studies and has been proven to be effective.
If a product simply relies upon people's testimonies alone, this is a red flag. This is the only way a company can get around not having to have clinical proof. Look for the fine print and you will be educated. If there is not fine print, its a hoax.
Take responsibility for your goals of weight loss. Don't be another statistic that says "Yeah, I've tried every weight loss plan under the sun". You know what you need to do. Your hard work and commitment will pay off and you will be proud of yourself.
John Stuart Leslie is a Network Marketing Professional specializing in the fields of weight loss, fitness, health and personal growth. He is the webmaster for www.wasfatnowfit.com and contributes articles about cholesterol, exercise, diets and well being to several fitness websites.
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John Stuart Leslie is a Network Marketing Professional specializing in the fields of weight loss, fitness, health and personal growth. He is the webmaster for www.wasfatnowfit.com and contributes articles about cholesterol, exercise, diets and well being to several fitness websites.
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