Fat & Muscle not the same

Despite all the good information that's around about losing weight, I still hear of people trying to trim their waistline by doing abdominal exercises.

The focus is on thinning the waistline. That's fair enough but success means using a wider approach than just exercising the abs.

You need a basic understanding of what it is you are trying to trim down. We're talking here about the difference between fat and muscle.

Fat around your waistline is excess calories and is primarily stored in layers on top of your muscle tissue. It is a completely different substance and cannot possibly turn into muscle. Muscle is made up of fibers that contract or shorten to produce movement. They in turn can never turn to fat.

Exercising that area will strengthen the muscle tissue that is all around that area contributing to good core strength. Exercising that area alone won't do much to get rid of the flabby spare tyre. I'll tell you tomorrow what will.