Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield. I'm the Get Fit Guy and in today's episode, you're going to learn about the five different types of fat and exactly how you can burn each different type.

Look at your belly.

Is there any fat there?

Now, your collar bones.

Any fat there?

How about your legs, your arms?

Believe it or not, each of the types of fat in each of these areas is different and is going to respond to a different type of exercise and diet strategy.

In this episode, you're going to discover the five different types of fat that

you carry on your body and how to effectively target and burn each one. So let's jump right in,

shall we? Let's begin with subcutaneous fat. This is the fat that lies just below your skin,

and what we typically associate with love handles, muffin tops, big bellies, saggy arms, and flabby

necks. Now, fat is technically an endocrine organ,

and this means that just like any other organ, fat can release hormones and other chemicals

that affect your physiology, your longevity, and your health. Now, in the case of subcutaneous

fat, these hormones and chemicals are actually less harmful than those released by other types

of fat. For example,

subcutaneous fat is your body's main secretor of the hormone leptin, which is actually a powerful

appetite regulator. Subcutaneous fat also releases large amounts of adiponectin, which possesses

anti-athroschorotic effects. Now, underneath your subcutaneous fat, especially in your belly,

is visceral fat, and that lies inside your abdominal cavity. Visceral fat surrounds and envelops

the organs, but unlike subcutaneous fat, it releases far less leptin and adiponectin, and instead

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