Mon, May-12-03, 15:21
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Senior Member
Posts: 377
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Plan: Dr. Atkins
Stats: 134/132/127
BF:don't wanna know
Progress: 29%
Location: NYC
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As good as Pilates feels, and even though it will strengthen your muscles, all studies have shown that there is no such thing as spot reducing! If only that weren't true! You may naturally lose fat more quickly in some areas than others, but you can't choose. You can, however, have very strong muscles under the layer of fat. Doing exercises that highlight particular areas in the hopes of losing fat there in particular will only end up being frustrating. Stronger, toned muscles don't make that particular fat disappear, though more muscle tissue can help burn more calories, therefore burning more fat overall.
The only way to lose fat from stubborn places (besides the aforementioned lipo!) is by losing more fat, period. BTW, when I was 125 lbs., I was very low body fat %, did Pilates, Yoga, weight lifting, and ran five miles a day! The only way they would have disappeared is if I had gone down to an unhealthy weight, and probably had a chicken neck, pop eyes, and twig legs (and not the good kind of twig!)
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