Welcome to the first in a series of tips and advice that will hopefully help you in your own fitness journey and not get so caught up with endless scrolling of Instagram at all the influencers that are on there and the aim is to bust some of the inaccurate information that finds it's way on there.
Today we will focus on a big topic as it's top of a lot of people's list of what they want to achieve when they start a training program, losing fat/weight. Now you see lots of videos and information saying that site specific workouts and exercises will help you shift fat from a certain area, this simply couldn't be further from the truth.
The simple (and yet complicated) answer is that there is no “best way” to lose fat. Most people are after a specific diet or exercise to get rid of excess fat from different areas of the body. The truth is that you will lose fat when you continuously get less energy than you use. No matter what you eat and when, of course a better diet will help, and people tend to forget that all exercising burns calories. Of course, HIIT may burn more than walking, but you should always aim for exercises that you like because you are better to maintain things that you make you feel good. Fat never burns locally. It will always disappear first there where it first came no matter how hard you do sit-ups. But doing resistance training will increase muscle mass, and it forces fat to divide into the broader surface area. That makes you look more fit.
I hope this helps a little bit and if there's anything else you'd like to know feel free to contact me in whichever way you feel most comfortable.
And remember POSITIVITY IS KEY!