Toning certain areas of the body is impossible: Is this true?

Emleh asked:


In one of my previous health and fitness related questions, I asked how to make sure that while I diet and exercise I will lose weight evenly from all parts of my body. One of the responders claimed that this was impossible, and said that it had been proven.

Their response was otherwise helpful and informative, but this I wanted to check. Is it true that it’s impossible to concentrate on certain body parts for fat loss? If there is proof, where can I find it?

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3 Responses to “Toning certain areas of the body is impossible: Is this true?”

  1. Lucas W on March 7th, 2010 at 7:44 am

    Lose weight, Lose Fat

    if you lose fat then you will lose it all over your body.
    after you lose all of the fat thenn you will be see the work that you put into toning.

  2. mikemars67 on March 9th, 2010 at 4:21 am

    How to Lose Weight

    That’s true you can’t target an area for fat loss. You can only tighten that area up to replace it with lean muscle, it’s all about what you eat and your workout intensity. Check this site out its1 dollar best dollar spent ever lots of info and workouts for home.

  3. Toning Girl on March 12th, 2010 at 9:45 am

    How To Lose Weight Free 60 page Book

    Of course you can’t spot reduce from specific parts in your body but you can strengthen and firm up the muscles in specific parts.

    With muscles strengthened in those parts, they help to elevate your basal metabolic rate since muscles are metabolically active (i.e. muscles burn off calories even while you’re at rest), so you’ve higher metabolism to burn off more calories.

    Here’s a routine that targets all major muscle groups, all at one go in 1 exercise session, to strengthen, firm and tighten the muscles:

    As for losing weight evenly from all parts of your body, don’t you know that cardio exercise is the one that does just the job? It cranks up your metabolism so you burn off excess fat from your entire body.

    Try jogging, running, biking, swimming, dancing….

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