Spot Reduction
Crunches and core exercises can strengthen the core but do not produce visible abs when meaningful subcutaneous fat is present. Spot reduction is explicitly rejected as a myth. Abdominal exercises do not preferentially burn fat directly ab…
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Crunches and core exercises can strengthen the core but do not produce visible abs when meaningful subcutaneous fat is present. Spot reduction is explicitly rejected as a myth. Abdominal exercises do not preferentially burn fat directly above the abdominal muscles. Added abdominal muscle only helps six-pack visibility when body fat is already very low.