And the Welcome back to the Stronger by Science Podcast. I'm Pac and Drew Lakis Coracakis.

I'm Greg knuckles and I'm Nilo Wolf.

And in today's episode we're gonna to be diving into the science behind spot reduction.

Discussing new evidence and hopefully getting a clearer image as to whether spot reduction is indeed a myth or not.

Now, for those of you that may not be aware that are listening at home, spot reduction

is the notion that one can selectively reduce fat in a particular area of the body by either exercising

specific muscles in that area or by even using you know external equipment

ointments and so on and so forth.

For example, focusing on doing abdominal exercises with the aim of losing weight around the

midsection.

Now, the theory of spot reduction is rooted in the idea that if you exercise a specific muscle in a particular area of the body

the body will then use localized fat in that region in order to fuel that exercise.

So people that in general argue pro spot reduction

will say that by increasing blood flow

in a specific area through exercise or other equipment,

the body will prioritize fat breakdown in that region.

Now in addition to some scientific evidence that we will dive into, the belief in

spot reduction is also often fueled by a plethora of products, programs, as well as guides on how you can specifically target

body fed from specific areas of your body.

However, when and in 2024, when somebody Googles Spot Reduction or does any sort of very basic search on spot reduction,

things seem relatively clear as far as the consensus goes.

The first thing you see on Google is that spot reduction is a myth.

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