Thread: What Causes a Fat Belly

I'm sure many of us are having this problem that's why I did a little research to help members gain more knowledge on fat belly and what to do to avoid them

Where we store fat (surplus calories) is largely a combination of gender, age and genetic inheritance. Men tend to store fat around their middle (apple shape), whereas women typically store fat around the pelvic region, hips, butt and thighs (pear shape). However, women are prone to develop an apple shape in mid-life, after menopause. This is because the female hormones are present in smaller amounts and so their shape tends to become more 'male'.

Stress and Stomach Fat
Some health studies show that abdominal fat can develop as a result of stress. This is because the hormone cortisol is released during stress, and a high level of cortisol in the body appears to stimulate the storage of fat around the belly and abdomen. Researchers at Yale University studied 60 women and found that the more stress they were under, the more fat they stored around their stomachs. So it appears that a fat belly is most likely to develop in stressed men of any age, and older stressed women.

How to Prevent a Fat Belly?
If you are prone to store fat around your middle, the healthiest solution is to maintain a normal weight. By matching your calorie intake to your calorie needs and prevent weight gain, you will prevent the development of any excess fat.

How to Reduce a Fat Stomach?
However, if you already have a fat belly, the best option is to follow a healthy weight loss diet, combined with fitness exercises such as aerobics (to burn extra calories) and a stomach-toning workout to help tighten and strengthen abdominal muscles. That said, reducing a fat stomach takes time - especially if you are an apple-shape. Despite what commercials say, there is no diet-plan or type of exercise that can "target" your fat stomach. So please don't get impatient. Your fat belly will disappear, I promise.

Thanks for the informative post mikaela! We should avoid getting stressed then because it can make the belly fat . Whenever we feel like we are stressed, we should take a good rest. Exercise and meditation also helps in lowering the stress level

Great Post !!!

I wonder if the stressed individuals, in the study had related emotional eating problems ? which sometimes comes hand in hand with stress.

Quick tip to shift that belly fat !

Interval Training HIIT training baby.....

can't beat it hasnt failed me yet

Originally Posted by Real Deal Fitness

Great Post !!!

I wonder if the stressed individuals, in the study had related emotional eating problems ? which sometimes comes hand in hand with stress.

Quick tip to shift that belly fat !

Interval Training HIIT training baby.....

can't beat it hasnt failed me yet

Yeah I have heard about the interval training and I read many testimonials from people who recommends this to everyone having troubles keeping fit

I really believe that stress can make us gain more weight because we eat more. The craving is uncontrolled and unmanaged. That is why when we are stressed we should make sure that we stay away from junk foods and just go with healthy alternative so we don't gain weight.

I am watching my calorie intake all the time but I still need to work on my belly to tone it some more. More exercise probably? I guess a few sit ups will make it firmer. I like this post. Thanks for making the effort of sharing this with us.