Tue, Apr-27-04, 10:03
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Modified :)
Posts: 1,387
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175
BF:
Progress: 28%
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Short answer, yes.
Unfortunately as you'll hear a million times, you cannot spot reduce fat
Therefore to "trim stomach and love handles" you need to decrease overall body fat %age, your body will then decide where to move the fat from/ redistribute what's left to.
Best thing for reduction in bf is cardio. You might want to look into HIIT as this will raise your metabolism for hours afterwards, meaning you burn a lot more even when you're not exercising.
Increasing muscle mass means you will burn more calories at rest.
Depending on what you have ie do you just have a treadmill, or do you have weights, or can you join a local gym etc, will depend on what you can do. (although you can "make" weights out of milk jugs, water and a broom handle or plastic bags with cans in them etc etc)
When I looked into this, Body For Life was suggested to me on here which I've just started - it's a 6 day a week weights and HIIT program. Whether you want to give that much commitment to your exercise or not is up to you.
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