Can we spot reduce our body fat? The answer is no but also YES.

While it is true that we cannot target where our fat comes from while exercising, we can control where it gets stored when we are eating. If we can control where we store it, we may just be able to target where it comes from to some extent when we burn it. First let's control how we store it. Cortisol is a hormone our body releases due to chronic stress. Unlike acute stress which releases adrenaline which actually causes us to burn more fat, cortisol, when elevated for long periods of time will cause our bodies to store fat in the abdominal area. Controlling stress will allow us to reduce the amount of fat being stored in our abdominal region.

If you want to drain a dam, you need to stop the water flowing in first. By controlling stress we stop the dam from continuing to increase how much fat is being stored in the first place. Another way to control stress is via exercise, yoga, meditation and a variety of other calming techniques we can employ to aid our body in dealing with the daily grind.

As far as supplements go, Max Muscle makes a product called Cortix containing ingredients shown to support healthy levels of cortisol. Several of our valued customers use cortix to help with their midsection but also help them improve how they manage stress.

Once you have controlled the process of accumulating fat around the mid-section, you can now focus on helping your body burn more fat and lose those unwanted pounds. If you were to ask me if you could burn more fat off your arms or off your legs through exercise choice or through diet I would tell you that it is impossible. But if you asked about your mid-section and focused on diet, I would say you could spot reduce. How? by using CLA.

CLA is a free fat acid able to enter the fat cells around the midsection and help breakdown the fat to be released into the bloodstream and therefore into a cell to be burned. CLA is the key to spot reduction around your mid-section. When combined with proper diet, exercise and supplementation CLA will help you achieve your goal.

Now that you have started to target the abdominal fat cells, you want to make sure you are burning fat at the highest rate possible. Exercise will be how you turn on the motor so to speak to burn more fat. While cardio is great from burning fat immediately, lifting weights will allow your body to burn more calories over time and therefore get you great results. A combination of both is recommended to achieve the best result.

As far as supplementation goes, Green Tea has a chemical know as Catechin which is an antioxidant responsible for increased fat breakdown. Emerge by Max Muscle uses the purest form of Green Tea and in the proper amounts to help ensure you start burning fat at the desired rate to maximize your results. Combine, Cortix, CLA and Emerge with exercise, and proper nutrition and you will

get the mid-section you deserve.