Best exercises for erasing belly fat?

lavanderpaws

I know that you can't target one single place in your body, but are there any good exercises to encourage weight loss and help with belly fat? I've been a bit jiggly for most of my life and I want to change that (I currently do cardio but I'm not sure if thats enough)...

serindipte

The best for losing belt fat is the table push. (As in pushing away from the table) you can't spot reduce fat.

AnvilHead

^ Yep. Fork putdowns and table pushaways. You can't spot reduce fat from any particular area of your body through diet, exercise or supplementation. Your genetic fat distribution pattern will determine how/where the fat comes off - and unfortunately, for many people the abdomen/midsection is the last, most stubborn place you'll lose it.

Davidsdottir

Fat is lost through a calorie deficit, not through exercise.

sardelsa

In addition to the above advice, this thread is helpful:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

Mithridites

Fewer “fork curls”

This coming from someone who stores most of her fat in midsection

I can do ab exercises till the cows come home but if I don’t maintain a calorie deficit to shed the pounds, my hard work will never become visible.

CarvedTones

In addition to the above, recomp at goal weight can help if you have areas of your body you want to build up. My waist got a little smaller as I have built a little more definition in arms and chest the last couple of months. But mostly its diet. Mine is much improved, still not gone. using yesterday morning's weigh in, my BMI is 23.8. It's the only place left where I see fat in the mirror. It's that genetics thing.