Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
The quick answer is Yes...and No.
The ‘NO’ part is that “spot reduction” or losing fat from just one area on your body has officially been labeled as a myth. Fat can’t just choose to come off from only one area!
So, it truly doesn’t matter how many crunches you do or the number of ways you exercise your abdominal muscles - you’re not going to suddenly be equipped with a 6-pack unless you focus on the bigger body composition picture - and that’s a combination of exercise AND nutrition.
But, the real question should be this:
Your waist circumference does matter, it actually matters 100x More Than What You Weigh... Let me explain.
You totally want to ditch your scale, don't you?
You may have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”. I mean, it doesn't define you (obviously).
What you weigh can matter but only to a certain extent. Let's look at your waist circumference.
Waist Circumference (AKA “Belly Fat”):
