What exercise burns the most belly fat?
Answered by the AskDoc Medical Team · Medically reviewed under our Medical Director, MBBS
None of them, specifically. You cannot choose where fat leaves from: crunches strengthen the muscles underneath but do not touch the fat above them. Spot reduction has failed in every study that has looked for it.
Belly fat responds to the same thing all fat does, a calorie deficit, with two useful allies: strength training, which keeps muscle while you lose, and enough sleep, since short nights push both appetite and belly fat storage the wrong way. The deep visceral fat around the organs is actually the first to shrink when weight drops, which is excellent news for health.
So train the whole body, walk after meals, eat a little less with enough protein, and let the waistband, not the crunch count, measure progress.
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