Fat located in the abdomen poses the greatest risk to health that is deposited on the hips, legs and buttocks. A risk related to this fat is an illness like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The WHO (World Health Organization) says that to reduce the chances of developing diseases such as waist men should not exceed the 90cm and 80cm for women.
Today we see and hear on television, the street and even in some training centers, which is much talk about how to lose waist measurement. Following that promotes devices that work the abdominal area as the main strategy to decrease localized fat, but these devices and their promises of a flat stomach without high levels of fat are not true, since there is no scientific basis on its promises . In other words, not by doing more sit-ups go away those “love handles”. The question is. Faced with this situation what to do?
When the conditions for the muscles during exercise using body fat as an energy source, the amount of blood in the adipose tissue increases, but not localized. That is, if I am doing abdominal exercises and the muscle needs energy from fat, they can come from anywhere in fatty tissues of the body, not necessarily fat tissue adjacent to the muscle group exercised.
A good example of the falsity of this belief more lower abdominal fat located in the waist, are the sports that use a body part rather than its analogue. Tennis players have such elite in both arms the same percentage of fat, although much more arm work than the other.
When muscles use fat as fuel or energy source, Meratol they come from different parts of the body, hips, buttocks, bellies, with a ratio that depends on genetic, enzymatic, hormonal and lifestyle. An example of how lifestyle affects the accumulation of fat, the consumption of snuff. Nicotine has the ability to redistribute body fat, preferably located around the circumference of the waist where it becomes reluctant to decrease even though the conditions are conducive to it.
In this article we are not against exercises stimulate the most muscle fibers of the body, Also, the abs are a muscle group to be developed, not only for its aesthetics, but because strong abs (especially oblique) protect the backbone of the stresses to which it is subjected daily. But what if you are saying is that there are now a lot of publicity that creates a false expectation stating that abdominal fat may reduce localized.
In conclusion, remember that reduce waist inches are not directly proportional to the amount of abdominal exercises to do. Ideally, a training program that stimulates the muscle through cardio exercise such as walking, cycling, swimming, etc.. It is also very important to a complete and balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and lots of water and if advised by a professional nutritionist better. We see in the next edition of Nutrition section and do not forget to send your questions that haunted the answer in the next videocolumna. See you in an upcoming issue.