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Quote: “When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment! Jillian Michaels Trust me! We are long being deceived, bluffed and lied too many times. This article is an eyes opener for ardent weight loss watchers like yourself! Consider today is your lucky day. Read further and you must agree with me! Yes? It’s obvious that since fats concentrate in specific areas of the body, most people feel that those areas must be superexercised to get rid of the fat. Women are more concerned with fat deposits on their hips and thighs and men worry about the fat around the midsection. And so theyare suckered into joining health spas that guarantee to remove fatfrom specific areas. Or they buy all kinds of pulling, punching,kneading devices to jiggle away the fat. To begin with let me explain. There are two favorite modes of spot reducing, the passive andthe active. Neither of these work! In fact, there is no known technique, short of surgery, for removing fat from any particular placeon the body. Having said that let uncover what the first myth is. OK? Let move along! Myths of Spot Reduction No. 1. The dysfunctionalconception of the pulley belts and rollers. The false theory is that if you beat that part of the body long enough, you're bound to break up the fat and disperse it. I can't help thinking that this is the way to prepare Swiss steak. You are not getting rid of the fat - you're tenderizing it. One variation of the rollers, if you can't afford to join a gym, is to simply sit on thefloor and. bounce up and down on your rear end. Same result Swiss steak. Quite revealing for a starter? Read more and be prepared to blow your mind. Myths of Spot Reduction No. 2. The overrating of the heated belt that you tie around your midsection. To elaborate more, whensuch belts are plugged in, the heat is supposed to melt away the fat. What do you think is really happening? Heat and pressuredrive the water out of the tissue of that area. If you remove the belt and quickly tape measure your waist, you'll be amazed to find you've lost inches! Wait a half hour the tide will roll in. Next up! Myths of Spot Reduction No. 3. The unrealistic over-dependence on the sweatsuit. Consider this scenario! If you wear the sweatsuit while exercising, believers contend, you'll increase the burning of fat. Let me tell you, fat boils at 360 degrees! All sweatsuits really do is increase water loss and decreases your stamina. One of the most severe problems in long-distance running is heat prostration, in which the runner cannot get rid of body heat fast enough. When muscles get hot, the enzymes in the muscles work less efficiently. Enzymes are proteins, delicate chemicals functioning best at body temperature and body acidity. Don't try to outsmart your body’s chemistry by imposing artificial temperatures on it. Wear enough clothes to be comfortable. The best method is to wear layers of clothing and shed the outer garments as you warm up. Let’s give a shout to myth number four. In truth, this is just as important or more. Shall we continue then? Myths of Spot Reduction No. 4. The high expectations of losing excessive weight in saunas or steam baths. Don’t be hoodwinked! These are simply other methods of manipulating body temperature. At best, it's unwise if done in excess (you may be destroying those delicate muscle enzymes needed to burn up fat) and can be downright dangerous if your body is trying to fight off an infection or virus (your temperature will already be elevated). And, of course, any weight loss will be water loss, not fat loss. Coming next, don’t be too surprised that what you believed for years has not been debunked! No offense please! Myths of Spot Reduction No. 5. Believing that Sit-ups and Leg muscles toning can be your salvation. Do you believe this secret I am about to tell you? Truthfully, I did 300 sit-ups a day. I did sit-ups first thing in themorning; I did sit-ups on my coffee break. I'd stick my feetunder the tracks and do sit-ups while waiting for the trolley. I'deven hang by my legs from an exercise bar and do sit-ups. Withinthree months, my stomach muscles were like cast iron ... but withthree inches 61 marshmallow on top of the muscles. Women frequently complain about fatty deposits on their upperthighs. So they do "leg raises and donkey kicks or they buypulleys that loop around the foot, over a door, and are attachedto a weight. They work that poor muscle to death."- Now in both of these cases, sit-ups and leg exercises, what youare essentially doing is a weight-lifting type of exercise. And whena muscle is exercised by weight lifting, it enlarges (hypertrophies). The end result is alarger muscle with that same fat deposit sittingon topof it. The subcutaneous fat lying on top of a muscle doesn't"belong" to that particular muscle. It belongs to the entire body.And it's only going to get used up if the caloric demand is so greatthat the fat is needed for fuel. When only one muscle or a relatively small set of muscles is exercised, the caloric demand issmall. But when large sets of muscles are exercised, the fat will bedrawn from all parts of the body" to meet the energy requirements. And the largest sets of muscles in the body are in the legs andbuttocks - the very muscles used in any aerobic exercise. True or not? In summary, these myths of fat spot reduction can be nicely enclosed in just one nutshell. Firstly, the dysfunctionalconception of pulleyof belts and rollers. Secondly, the overrating of theheated belt that you tiesaround your midsection. Thirdly, the unrealistic dependence of thesweatsuit. Fourthly, thehigh expectations of losing excessive weight in saunas or steam baths. And lastly,believing that sit-ups and Leg muscles toning alonecan achieve fats spot reduction results. In conclusion, it is impossible to reduce subcutaneousfat from a selected spot on the body. It simply cannot be done!One can reduce the intramuscular fat by selective exercising of onearea but this will not affect the fat deposited under the skin lyingover those muscles. Subcutaneous fat must be thought of as "belonging to" the whole body. Food in the icebox doesn't "belong"to the cook just because the cook is near the icebox all the time. Fat under the skin, like food in the icebox, is stored for "generaluse." One person, no matter how gluttonous, will take longer toclean out the icebox than a whole bunch of hungry, but normal, eaters. One muscle, no matter how much it is exercised, will takelonger to use up the fat on top of it than will a whole bunch of exercised muscles. Get your largest muscles all going at once if youwant subcutaneous fat to decrease. In most cases, these subcutaneous deposits are removed in reverse order. If you are a woman with fat in those places, and you start a daily, bicycle exercise program, the fat will decrease in reverse order; from the way it was deposited. Even though bicycling is basically- a leg exercise, you willeventually lose fat from your arms first and your legs last. Period! Legal Notice The Writer has strived to be as accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this article, notwithstanding the fact that he does not warrant or represent at any time that the contents within are accurate due to the rapidly changing nature of the Internet. While all attempts have been made to verify information provided in this article, the writer assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein. Any perceived slights of specific persons, peoples, or organizations are unintentional. In practical advice books, like anything else in life, there are no guarantees of income made. Readers are cautioned to reply on their own judgment about their individual circumstances to act accordingly. This article is not intended for use as a source of legal, business, accounting, medical or financial advice. All readers are advised to seek services of competent professionals in legal, business, accounting, medical, and finance field.
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