#PersonalTrainingMythswithAjthetrainerPRMediaDavis#WhatIsSpotReduction #Spot Reduction~ #Spot reduction~ is the belief that a focus of exercises in one particular area will stimulate weight loss in that area. This is commonly misrepresented through television ads claiming to reduce weight around certain areas of the body using particular products. Weight loss is a function of energy expenditure, energy consumption, age, sex, and genetics. Therefore, fat will be lost throughout the body based on an individual's body chemistry. Regardless of how many crunches or sit-ups performed, strength exercises only work the muscles deep or superficial to the fat. There is a #falseperception that stretching an area will slim it down. This perception often originates in those who attend yoga classes and falsely believe that yoga is strictly stretching. People lose weight through yoga because of the calories burned through the activity, (at Body Sculpting With Ajthetrainer Davis)