Spot Reduction: Is It Fact Or Fiction?

Hands up every girl who has ever wished that they could just burn the fat off their butt or get rid of their flabby arms or bat wings?

Or how about the guys that just want to lose their belly fat and get rid of the beer belly once and for all?

Surely at one stage or another most people have thought something similar, or at least know of someone who has.

So, what is the deal with spot reduction? Is it actually possible or is it just another wish for the fat loss fairy to make come true?

Surprisingly, the answer is not as clear cut as some people may have thought. The old school of thought was that spot reduction was just a myth and not possible. That makes sense when you think about it right? Surely it is impossible to just lose body fat from one single part of the body. I mean how does the body know to just burn the fat from your flabby arms?

That’s what I used to think. Now I realise the picture isn’t as clear cut as most people would try and have you believe.

Australian research that was conducted in 2007 at the University of New South Wales showed that it was possible to fat from one area more so than others. Women who undertook a 20 minute interval training driven workout on an exercise bike, three times a week, lost three times as much body fat than those who just did steady state aerobic training for 40 minutes. The women also lost most fat from their hips and thighs. Interesting reading don’t you think?

The important thing is to take this information with caution. It does not give you the green light to go out and buy one of those dodgy pieces of equipment that you see on any infomercial that promises you the six pack abs and tight body that you have always wanted just from five minutes a day on some silly abs machine. Read the small print on these ads and you are guaranteed to find in very small print at the end of the ad the words “when used in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise program” or words that are similar.

My theory behind spot reduction is your problem areas will have more fat to burn than other areas so you are more likely to burn more fat off that certain part, like your thighs or hips.

One Fitness Professional who has cracked the spot reduction code is Canadian Women’s Body Part Specialist Rylan Duggan. Rylan’s Go Sleeveless program has different programs that are targeted towards all of the parts that trouble women the most. Whether that is the love handle eliminator, thunder thigh eliminator, sexy and sculpted arms or even the toning accelerator, there is a specialist workout for them all.

I wholeheartedly endorse Rylan’s approach as he takes the spot reduction topic from another angle, meaning greater fat loss results and no more flabby arms or thunder thighs.

You can find the Go Sleeveless program by clicking on this link right here.

Rylan is offering a special 3 day re-launch sale where he has added bonuses, including those mentioned above for this very short period. They will be taken down after midnight on Wednesday February 18 (PST) and go back to their cover prices.

How Good Is YOUR Personal Trainer?

Yesterday I saw my "favourite" Personal Trainer again.

It has been the first time in months that I'd seen the bloke, so I'd sorta missed him.

This is a Personal Trainer who has a big gut.

This is a Personal Trainer who sends his clients on a warm up jog around the block - we got rid of that sort of warm up years ago as a heads up.

I don't say this to be negative and bag people.

I just need people to realise that there are a lot of cowboys out there that can call themselves a Personal Trainer.

Some people may say there is nothing wrong with having a bit of a gut and this guy may well be the nicest bloke in the world. He just might be.

Well, I say there is something wrong if you have a fat gut and want to call yourself a Personal Trainer.

Now you know why I don't call myself a Personal Trainer. I don't want to be dragged down with people's negative associations with trainers in the past.

I am a Fitness Conditioner that conditions new habits in people - one of them being the habit of losing body fat and getting the fat loss results that they deserve.

I take pride in looking after my body. Sure I enjoy my cheat meals when I have them but my whole diet plan doesn't consist of cheat meal after cheat meal.

If you are asking - show me the proof Daniel, let me see your six pack abs, you will get to see 'em very soon - in fact on October 20 I've got some big news for you - and you'll get to see the efforts of my hard work - ha!

So, in the mean time, if you want to see a real Sydney Personal Trainer in action, you gotta make sure they walk the walk as well as talking the talk.

What's your excuse? Fire UP!