Fat Reduction vs Weight Loss

Today's Topic:   Fat Reduction versus weight loss

     

     Have you ever wanted to lose that stubborn belly fat or that random arm flab? So you do a bunch of ab, bicep, and tricep workouts, but then nothing changes? This is because spot reduction is a lie. Here's why:

Spot- reduction? What's that? 

     Spot reduction is the idea that if you work out a certain muscle, you'll lose fat in that area. The IDEA. It is not possible. Your body can't simply know by itself, where to lose fat. Spot TRAINING is possible however. If you want to gain muscle in a certain area, then, by all means, get stronger in that area. But working out those muscles is not going to get rid of the fat in the area. 

Fat vs. Weight

     In order to understand the difference between losing weight and losing fat, you must understand the difference between the two terms, to begin with. 

     By definition, fat is "a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs."

     By definition, weight is "a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing." Fat is the substance in your body, and weight is the overall mass of you. You are not only made up of fat but of muscle as well. Your weight includes everything in and on your body. But fat is just one part of your body. 

     You can weigh the same when you have more fat on your body as the amount you'll weigh once you lose the fat and gain muscle because muscle weighs more than fat. 

Fat Reduction vs. Weight Loss

     Fat reduction is simply reducing the amount of fat in your body. This can be done by cardio and HIIT (High-intensity interval training) workouts. Your body cannot know where to lose fat, but can overall lose fat in all areas of the body. If you want these areas to be toned, continue to do the muscle building workouts, so that you can build muscle at the same time as doing cardio and HIIT workouts. 

     Weight loss, however, is a completely different thing. If you are obese and want to lose weight simply because you are overweight, then you can do weight loss workouts, workout while maintaining a calorie deficit (where you eat fewer calories than you burn while working out), and eat fewer fatty foods. When working out, do NOT confuse working on reducing fat with losing weight overall. Because if you lose weight, you will also lose muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are gaining weight while doing fat reducing workouts, that doesn't mean you aren't losing the fat. You still lose the fat, but since you are working out your muscles, your overall weight will increase due to more mass being added to your bodyweight. 

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