Why Only a Little Weight Loss Helps a Lot

Too many people don’t get started on big projects, like losing weight, because the task seems insurmountable. But even if you’ve got a long way to go to completely lose your gut, here’s some incentive for you.

In a review of 61 studies, Australian researchers found that modest weight loss resulted in a preferential loss of visceral adipose tissue (VAT). VAT is the fat that is most often found in those "hard beer bellies" of older men – the fat associated with a risk for heart disease.

As soon as you start a fat-loss program, the first fat to go tends to be that potentially deadly belly fat. So just by losing a few pounds, you can make a dramatic improvement in your overall health.

To get going on your fat-loss program, reduce the number of calories you eat each day by 10-20 percent and start doing resistance and interval training.

[Ed. Note: If you are new to exercise but want to lose weight, start with a beginner bodyweight training program for 2-6 weeks, such as the one found in Craig's Turbulence Training manual. You will also get specific step-by-step instructions on how to do intervals at any fitness level. Learn more here.

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