Spot reduction refers to the claim that fat in a certain area of the body can be targeted for reduction through exercise of specific muscles in that desired area. For example, exercising the abdominal muscles in an effort to lose weight in or around one's midsection.[1][2] Fitness coaches and medical professionals as well as physiologists consider the claim to be disproved.[3][4]
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Spotreduction refers to the claim that fat in a certain area of the body can be targeted for reduction through exercise of specific muscles in that desired...
The words "tone" and "toning" can be misleading as they suggest that spotreduction is possible, which it is not. More accurate descriptions are "muscle...
diameter of Earth. At the present rate of reduction, it will become circular by 2040. It is not known how long the spot will last, or whether the change is...
reduction labiaplasty, vaginaplasty, liposuction to mons pubis, fat injections to labia majora or mons, clitoral hoodectomy, hymenorrhaphy, 'G-spot amplification'...
prevention, and treatment of obesity Gastric bypass surgery Lipotomy Spotreduction Dixit, VV; Wagh, MS (May 2013). "Unfavourable outcomes of liposuction...
fat Chin-up bar Core (anatomy) Crunches Pilates Roman chair Situps Spotreduction Norris, C M (March 1993). "Abdominal muscle training in sport". British...
body shape by improving muscle tone but any fat reduction is not specific to the locale. Spotreduction exercises are not useful unless you plan proper...
Certified emission reductions (CERs) originally designed a type of emissions unit (or carbon credits) issued by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive...
Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for creating or altering the labia...
Harm reduction, or harm minimization, refers to a range of intentional practices and public health policies designed to lessen the negative social and/or...
spot, Poisson spot, or Fresnel spot is a bright point that appears at the center of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction. This spot played...
Spot welding (or resistance spot welding) is a type of electric resistance welding used to weld various sheet metal products, through a process in which...
In compiler construction, strength reduction is a compiler optimization where expensive operations are replaced with equivalent but less expensive operations...
brown spots (ovals). The largest two spots are the Great Red Spot (GRS) and Oval BA, which is also red. These two and most of the other large spots are...
Drechslera leaf spot is a fungal disease of turfgrass caused by several species of Drechslera. The symptoms of Drechslera leaf spot are mostly small,...
February 2001, GameSpot was spared from a redundancy reduction effort by CNET which shuttered Gamecenter. In October 2005, GameSpot adopted a new design...
caused by excess skin pigment cells include: moles, café au lait spots, and Mongolian spots. Vascular birthmarks, also called red birthmarks, are caused by...
well. These leaf spots cause a reduction in plant photosynthetic surface area. While usually harmless, severe causes of these leaf spots can lead to defoliation...
sale Citrus Black Spot also causes early fruit drop and reduces crop yield. The reduction in fruit value due to Citrus Black Spot is estimated at 20-30%...
transplantation instead of a full scalp reduction surgery. Scalp reduction may reduce the size of bald spots and treat baldness. The surgery can typically...
economic impact was common spot of strawberry. Under favorable environmental conditions, this disease can cause serious reductions in strawberry yields, which...
portions of the parietal pleura are removed.[citation needed] Lung volume reduction surgery, or LVRS, can improve the quality of life for certain patients...
noise in some spots while doubling noise in others. In small enclosed spaces (e.g. the passenger compartment of a car) global noise reduction can be achieved...
reduction is of little concern to growers. By far the most important practice is to keep a clean yard and remove as much debris as possible. Tar spot...
experiencing sore throat or headache, but the balance between modest symptom reduction and the potential hazards of antimicrobial resistance must be recognised...
include a sudden reduction in food consumption, lethargy, loose cuticle and often reddish discolouration, and the presence of white spots of 0.5 to 2.0 mm...