ABDOMINAL FAT

We are starting a new trend at Idaho Falls Gold's Gym next week. We're going to be doing a newsletter every month, to help all of your clients and gym members know what's going on with Gold's, as well as tidbits on fitness and nutrition. They asked me to pick a body part and write a small little "fact" that I would like to talk about. I chose to talk about abdominal fat.



ABDOMINAL FAT

“No matter how developed your ab muscles are, they won’t be visible if they’re covered in a layer of fat.”

There are 2 different types of abdominal fat.
1. Subcutaneous Fat – Found OUTSIDE of the muscle wall {the pinchable stuff}.
2. Visceral Fat – Found UNDER the muscles and surrounds all of our vital organs.

Visceral fat is the hardest to burn off. It is also the most dangerous kind of fat. Having excess fat at the waist has been linked to several disorders such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The best way to get rid of both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat is diet and cardio. You could do a million crunches, but until you clean up your diet and do a little extra cardio, your ab muscles will never “pop out.”