Pills, potions, powders and belts that promise to melt away belly fat in a jiffy are just marketing gimmicks that wouldn’t move an inch of that extra fat around the waist. Even after losing considerable weight from everywhere else in the body, what’s baffling is that the paunch still remains. Around 99% of people who want to lose weight, want to do so because they want to get rid of that belly fat, and it’s extremely disappointing when much of it still remains, even when you have seen a lot pounds on the weighing scale drop. Belly fat can be of two types – subcutaneous fat (layer beneath the skin) and visceral fat (around the muscles and around abdominal organs). Visceral fat is considered dangerous because it predisposes you at a risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other life-threatening disorders. Visceral fat can also heighten one’s risk of developing insulin resistance. This bulge refuses to budge even with intense exercise and dieting, and that’s why we all call it “stubborn” because no matter what you do, the fat on the belly remains. In this post, we will find out why belly fat is called stubborn and ways to activate the fat-burning process around your mid section.
Why Belly Fat is Different and Stubborn"
As we have mentioned above, it’s a bit difficult to trigger burning of belly fat and that’s why spot reduction is a remote possibility. The breakdown of fat happens throu...