Everyone has already covered the diet part, so I don’t need to repeat all of that. The other part that hasn’t been mentioned yet it’s your mental health, and in particular stress. Elevated cortisol levels are known to increase fat stores in the belly area.
Caveat: I haven’t read too much about this, so I can’t say with much certainty that it’ll help, but it’s a good idea to get a handle on your mental health regardless. What I do know so far it’s that the levels of cortisol that come from certain medication side effects or physiological problems can lead to increased visceral fat. I’m not sure if the levels you experience with regular daily stressors would be sufficient for a significant effect size.
I think the best type of exercise is the one that you think you will keep doing forever. Basically it has to be fun and motivating for you to actually do it more than once in awhile. Find that activity. Doesn’t matter what it is as long as it gets you tired and sore. Otherwise, eat less, which is also hard to do consistently. In fact I’m gonna go to the kitchen right now and make a bread platter and do 10 pushups which I do once in a while.
you cant actually burn fat from specific areas. its all or nothin
Oh, really? Interesting to know. I just have a fat belly (not very fat, but still fat) and I’m skinny myself. If I want to lose weight, I’m afraid that not only will I “not have" a belly, but even more serious health problems will arise
i have the same problem.
i am a tent pole with pouch.
when i asked my doctor about it he said ‘thats where your intestines are, idiot’ (im paraphrasing)
the only way to maaybe trim up the area, is strengthening your muscle mass in that area. sit-ups and the like… but no. im not doin that.
Are you able to walk? Incline walking on a treadmill burns calories very fast. All you gotta do is set the treadmill to max incline (or less, set it where you like, but the more incline the better) and just walk for a half hour or so a few times per week. The more you walk the faster you burn the fat. Sometimes when I run, I wonder why when I can burn the same amount of calories incline walking.
If you do choose to try incline walking, avoid holding the handles or the top of the panel on the treadmill. I see many people doing this. It effectively negates the incline. The whole point of incline walking is carrying your body weight up a hill. Holding a static surface and leaning back reduces the load.
Just walk as much as you feel comfortable with. You’ll notice it gets easier very quickly. Its also quite enjoyable to watch videos or listen to a podcast to pass the time.
Seeing all the responses in here boil down to CICO and that you can’t target specific areas is great to see.
Always felt like reddit gave this topic the wrong information every time, glad to see us not make the same mistake here.
Eat less, that’s more efficient than exercise to loose fat.
List sport you’d like to do, and have a talk with your doctor about the best one for you. Even if it’s a niche sport, a short google search should give them a rough idea (also most federation publish detailed information for doctor about which pathology are OK and which aren’t)
