{"id":330,"date":"2024-09-04T22:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:36:55","slug":"you-cant-spot-reduce-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/you-cant-spot-reduce-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can\u2019t Spot-Reduce Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" width=\"486\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1.webp 867w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sep24.1-700x700.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s bust this myth once and for all: you cannot burn fat in just one area by doing targeted exercises. I\u2019ve had clients ask if 100 crunches a day will burn belly fat. The answer is no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fat loss happens systemically\u2014your body decides where it comes off first. Want to lose fat around your midsection? Focus on overall fat loss through consistent nutrition, strength training, and cardio. Core work still matters, but for strength and posture\u2014not \u201cburning\u201d belly fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train smart, fuel right, and trust the process. The changes will show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Paul Rivas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s bust this myth once and for all: you cannot burn fat in just one area by doing targeted exercises. I\u2019ve had clients ask if 100 crunches a day will burn belly fat. The answer is no. Fat loss happens systemically\u2014your body decides where it comes off first. Want to lose fat around your midsection? [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}