A balanced routine that includes strength training, aerobic activity, and regular daily movement may be more sustainable than relying exclusively on long, exhausting cardio sessions.
And there is another important point: you cannot reliably choose where your body loses fat first.
Doing hundreds of abdominal exercises can strengthen the abdominal muscles, but it does not specifically force the body to burn fat from the stomach.
Belly Fat Is Not Always Visible
There is also an important distinction between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat.
Subcutaneous fat is the fat located directly beneath the skin. It is the type that can usually be pinched.
Visceral fat, on the other hand, is stored deeper inside the abdominal cavity around internal organs. It is associated with greater metabolic and cardiovascular health risks.
A person can therefore look relatively lean while still carrying unhealthy amounts of visceral fat.
This is why waist circumference, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, fitness, and other health markers can sometimes tell a more meaningful story than body weight alone.
What Should You Do Instead?
