While sit-ups can strengthen abdominal muscles, they are not effective for spot reducing belly fat. To lose belly fat, one must reduce total body fat through diet and cardiovascular exercise that burns more calories than sit-ups alone. Fat loss occurs overall and not just in targeted areas, so spot reduction through exercise like sit-ups is a myth.
3. Sit-ups are a low intensity exercise. To lose belly fat you need to reduce total body fat! When fat comes off, it does so through the entire body, not just in exercised area. http://burnmybellyfat.com/do-sit-ups-really-work.html Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hectoralejandro/4348971915/sizes/m/in/photostream/
4. Spot Reduction is an exercise myth: You can't spot reduce fat from a specific body part! The caloric put of a few sets of sit-ups has particularly no effect on reducing total body fat. http://burnmybellyfat.com/exercise-myths.html and Hoeger page 152 PHOTO: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morton/249604/sizes/m/in/photostream/
5. This web site provides great techniques and fat burning workouts http://burnmybellyfat.com/belly-fat-burning-workouts.html This book also has great tips and techniques: Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness by Werner and Sharon Hoeger http://www.flickr.com/photos/vectorportal/5178405825/sizes/m/in/photostream/
