Comments on: Targeting Problem Areas

By: Jason - Fitness Workouts

Jason - Fitness Workouts — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:55:07 +0000

I find post like these good because they get people thinking that they have to do something to lose fat to make a difference.

Sure squats will help add muscle to your backside but that doesn’t mean it will make a fat person look good.

Thanks for spreading the word that you have to burn fat first and formost.

By: Aster

Aster — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:55:26 +0000

Amazingly, it was only when I STOPPED doing copious amounts of cardio and more resistance training did I actually lose the 20kg I had been battling with for all of my adult life. ALL my clients find that by doing more resistance training (and LESS cardio) they increase their weightloss results. Please, please, PLEASE don’t forget that doing more than 20 mins of cardio at a time actually increases cortisol, the stress hormone, which makes the body STORE MORE body fat. At the end of the day, the more lean muscle we have, the faster our metabolism will be (hello fat burning central!).

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:37:02 +0000

I agree with the comments above. Even if your muscles are rock hard, all that effort won’t change your appearance if it’s all covered by a layer of fat.

By: Best Workout Reviews

Best Workout Reviews — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:48:44 +0000

I agree with Alice, you need to concentrate on getting rid of body fat in general in the first place, you’ll probably find that some of your problem areas will correct as your fat levels come down. Some will be slower than others and that is natural.
Then, if need be, you can start to “target” certain areas but you will need to decide on some very specific exercises for it to be effective,

all the best,
Mike

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:27:54 +0000

It might be a good idea to include something about how you cannot spot reduce any of these areas. It is all about body fat. No matter how many lunges/squats you do, if you do not lose body fat your legs/butt won’t get smaller. The muscles will be tighter but there will still be a layer of fat over them. I just don’t fell you made that clear and may give people a false impression that just doing these exercises will reduce these areas even if they don’t do cardio or reduce calorie consumption, which just isn’t true.