Here's why you can't reduce body fat in one particular part of your body, and why that goal isn't worth setting. We assess the spot-reduction myth and how to build muscle.

Is 'spot-reduction' real? Why you can't target specific body part

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What exactly is ‘spot-reduction’ and why doesn’t it work?

If you had no muscle tone, your body would be just jelly. We cannot ‘tone’ our muscles – we can only increase or decrease the size of our muscles

What about spot gaining? Can you build muscle in specific areas?     

Why performance fitness goals almost always serve you better than aesthetic ones

Let's call that idea out for what it is: diet culture.

The myth of ‘spot-reduction’: here’s why trying to change a specific part of your body doesn’t work (and isn’t necessary)