March 19, 2013  Don't be fooled by weight-loss schemes   ---- —
We have all seen advertisements on television or in magazines
pertaining to some fitness machine or device that pledges to
melt fat from your midsection, thighs or butt.   Familiar
infomercials promise that fat will be burned in the abdomen by
performing a certain amount of crunches on this specialized
exercise device. Some of the exercises that are commonly
represented by these products are abdominal crunches, assisted
sit-ups, hip adduction and abduction for inner and outer thighs,
as well as hip flexion and extension motions for hip flexors and
gluteus muscles. Selectively targeting certain body parts for
fat burn through exercise is called spot reduction, and it is a
myth.  This myth aligns with people’s tendency to find quicker
ways to meet their fitness goals. Many people are busy and
cannot devote enough time to properly exercise. Companies
exploit this concept in order to encourage the marketability of
its product. Who wouldn’t want to do