A client wants an abdominal exercise that will burn fat specifically from the waist. Which explanation is most defensible?
- AHigh-repetition crunches draw on fat stored over the abdomen first
- BFat loss is body-wide, so local exercise does not target waist fat
- CWearing a waist trainer during core work increases local fat loss
- DLow-intensity core work keeps the waist in a local fat-burning zone
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Answer
B
Fat is mobilized from stores throughout the body under hormonal control; training a region strengthens its muscles but does not selectively reduce the overlying fat. An energy deficit and overall training reduce waist fat.
A
Working muscles use fatty acids from the circulation, not preferentially from the fat next to them.
C
Waist trainers cause sweating and compression, not fat loss.
D
The 'fat-burning zone' describes the fuel mix during exercise, not where fat is lost from.
B
Fat is mobilized from stores throughout the body under hormonal control; training a region strengthens its muscles but does not selectively reduce the overlying fat. An energy deficit and overall training reduce waist fat.