Says:
{ University of Michigan researchers compared the belly fat of people with obesity who exercised regularly for two years or more to the belly fat of a similar group who didn’t exercise.
Exercise appeared to cause biological and structural changes to belly fat }
We, society, medicine, know that exercise causes biological and structural (and chemical) changes to bone tissue/skeletal system, muscle tissue n system, the cardiovascular components n system.
Why not also fat cells n tissue?
My favorite core exercise is Down Dog → Plank → Up Dog → Plank → Down Dog. I repeat 5 times.
My second favorite is: Lie on the floor with arms and legs extended. Slowly curl arms and legs into a “bug” position. I do this with 10 pounds of hand weights (5 pounds in each hand). Repeat 20 times. Be sslllooowww to avoid shoulder and back stress. Keep lower back pressed to floor.
Since my open-heart surgery I’m very weak so it will take a few months to gradually work back to being able to do this. A month ago I wasn’t even able to stand up from bed without help.
Wendy
Whilst the article does blather on about core exercises , there is also the mixed messaging that states that they’re actually not useful for targeting belly fat, or even changing fat tissue. For sure, they’re citing a study that reports on this. Here in abstract form…
The title of the paper is " Years of endurance exercise training remodel abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in adults with overweight or obesity."
Subcutaneous fat (the type you can pinch with your fingers) may be unfashionable but it’s not dangerous the way metabolically-active intra-abdominal fat is.
It makes sense that exercise changes fat structure and function. Exercise (including core exercises) won’t melt away fat. But it’s possible that exercise will make the fat healthier (e.g. build more blood vessels).
Wendy
