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Can I lose belly fat with simple exercises?

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Physiotherapist - Answered on Jun 24, 2024

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Asked by Anonymous - May 15, 2024Hindi

I am a 38 year old software developer with a remote job. My work involves a lot of sitting and working late hours. I want to reduce my weight, especially my belly fat. Can you suggest some simple exercises to begin with? Thank you in advance

Ans: Dear Anonymous,
So happy you have taken the decision to become fitter.
Below 3 things can help you:
1) Please get up and walk for 5 minutes every 1-2 hours. Especially after every meal make sure to walk for 10-15 minutes or at least 100 steps. This can start making a difference to reduce bloating and fat around the belly. You can just walk around your work place or go down and walk if there is place.
2) Spot reduction is not possible. Also every person is different. It will be best if you visit a physiotherapist or gym trainer at least once so they can check your body composition and assess your muscle strength and accordingly advise which exercises are most suitable for your body type. Some breathwork should also be included. Also your vitamin D3/vitamin B12 levels need to be checked.
3) Nutrition plays an even greater role in weight loss than even exercises. Please go to a nutritionist and get a nutrition chart made for you. It will help you a lot. Within 1-2 months you will start seeing the weight loss happening with good healthy nutrition.
All the best!

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With WFH in recent times, activities have reduced.

Lack of physical exercise lowers the lean mass in the body, reduces the metabolic rate and thereby causes increase in fat percentage.

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Make it a point to stretch in between work hours.

Avoid binge eating.

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