{"id":463223,"date":"2025-09-30T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463223\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:59:12","slug":"fitness-coach-warns-key-to-losing-belly-fat-is-not-doing-ab-workout-eating-very-little-food-it-is-this-1-key-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463223\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness coach warns key to losing belly fat is not \u2018doing ab workout, eating very little food\u2019; it is this 1 key rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Losing belly fat is often the most common concern for people when they are trying to <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/fitness-coach-shares-top-3-reasons-women-struggle-to-lose-weight-keep-it-off-rarely-because-of-food-workout-motivation-101757821521792.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"lose weight\" rel=\"noopener\">lose weight<\/a>. While there are many guidelines &#8211; from spot training to dieting and working out regularly &#8211; finding what works best for your lifestyle, health, and routine is the key to achieving a flat belly.<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/belly_fat_1759136345060_1759136358502.jpg\" alt=\"Spot reduction of fat is not biologically possible. (Freepik)\" title=\"Spot reduction of fat is not biologically possible. (Freepik)\"\/>   Spot reduction of fat is not biologically possible. (Freepik)    <\/p>\n<p>Also Read | <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/aiims-air1-neurologist-blasts-influencer-doctor-for-calling-hospitals-looters-when-she-herself-charges-lakhs-for-videos-101759126341994.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"AIIMS-trained neurologist slams influencer doctor for calling hospitals \u2018lootera\u2019; claims she charges lakhs for videos\" rel=\"noopener\">AIIMS-trained neurologist slams influencer doctor for calling hospitals \u2018lootera\u2019; claims she charges lakhs for videos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, in an Instagram post shared on September 29, Raj Ganpath, a fitness coach, shared the key to getting rid of<a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/weight-loss-coach-reveals-5-things-to-do-immediately-after-waking-up-for-women-to-lose-their-belly-fat-101758889769924.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"belly fat\" rel=\"noopener\"> belly fat<\/a> and doing it for god. Though in the beginning of the video, he mentioned that there are 5 strategies to losing belly fat, he later reveals that there is only a single, effective approach: maintaining a consistent calorie deficit coupled with patience.<\/p>\n<p> How not to lose belly fat?<\/p>\n<p>The fitness coach introduces four ineffective strategies often touted for fat reduction, including targeted abdominal exercises, an extreme <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/nutritionist-says-she-eats-2-kg-food-everyday-while-staying-in-a-calorie-deficit-heres-how-you-can-do-it-too-101755264242519.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"calorie deficit\" rel=\"noopener\">calorie deficit<\/a>, taking fat burners or appetite suppressants, and engaging in short-term, high-intensity cardio.<\/p>\n<p>These strategies are often sold as the one-stop solution to losing belly fat:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doing targeted ab work. That means doing exercises like crunches and sit-ups that target the area where you want to lose fat.<\/li>\n<li>Going on an extreme calorie deficit, eating very little food, creates a giant calorie deficit, forcing your body to burn fat from the areas where you want it to burn fat.<\/li>\n<li>Taking fat burners and appetite suppressants, which make you eat less, thereby making you lose belly fat.<\/li>\n<li>Doing extreme cardio for a short period of time. I&#8217;m talking one and a half to two hours of high-intensity cardio for 2 to 3 weeks, which forces your body to burn more calories and, as a result, burn more fat from around your belly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What actually helps burn belly fat?<\/p>\n<p>The fitness coach pointed out that none of these four options work for the long term, calling them myths. Rather, the option that really works is a consistent calorie deficit along with a lot of patience. Why?<\/p>\n<p>According to the coach, spot reduction of fat is not possible. He explained, \u201cWhat is possible is when you create a consistent calorie deficit and you&#8217;re patient, your body gradually loses fat from different parts of your body, and it will get to your belly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, he advised, \u201cI know this is not the answer that you want, but this is definitely the answer that you need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Losing belly fat is often the most common concern for people when they are trying to lose weight.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[6577,154915,1630,8109,105,25090,154914,58633,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-463223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-calorie-deficit","9":"tag-effective-approach","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-fitness-coach","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-how-to-lose-belly-fat","14":"tag-losing-belly-fat","15":"tag-spot-reduction","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115293610329485791","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}