Losing belly fat is usually a high priority on most people's list of goals, but more often than not, it's simply to look better or feel healthier. Few understand just how dangerous visceral fat can be.
Even if you are in decent shape everywhere else, if you have the proverbial "keg" instead of a six pack, your risk of heart disease and cancer skyrockets. Researchers out of the University of Texas this week have set the bench marks: Women should keep their waist size below 32 inches, while men need to stay under 37 inches.
Their research also confirms that your waist size is a better indicator of your health risks than your overall body weight or BMI (body mass index).
Why is belly fat so much more dangerous than having flab elsewhere? Because abdominal fat is concentrated — surprise, surprise — in your abdomen. You know what else is located there? Some of your most important internal organs.
That pesky pot belly fat releases toxins into your bloodstream, which quickly travel to your nearby organs, and can eventually lead to a deposit in your arteries.
Obviously, the more fat you let build up down there, the more toxins are being released, increasing your chances of complications.
So, if looking good, feeling great, and living aren't your cup of tea, then feel free to enjoy the next Friends marathon on the couch. For the rest of you, start burning away that ugly, dangerous belly fat with one of the best and fastest techniques there is: HIIT.
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