Belly Fat Burners - How to Lose Belly Fat the Easy Way
Have you been struggling with your belly fat most of your adult life? As we age, we tend to start gaining weight, however, an area that starts to look more noticeable on your body is in your abdomen area.
What is belly fat?
Belly fat is the unhealthy fat that has accumulated around your abdomen. There are two types of body fat, visceral and subcutaneous body fat. The fat that is deep inside your body is called visceral fat. This type of fat surrounds your organs and is often called "hidden" fat because it hides itself in the liver, intestines, and other organs. About 10% of your body fat is visceral fat. You may have a flat stomach but still have visceral fat.
Visceral fat is more dangerous than the other fat called subcutaneous fat. It's more dangerous because it increases the risk of many serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer's, colorectal and breast cancer, and stroke.
Who gets visceral fat?
Both men and women can get visceral fat. More men get visceral fat but that changes after menopause in women. Women who have given birth also tend to get more visceral fat. As we age, we tend to put on more weight and more fat. The amount of fat you gain depends on several factors including genes, hormones, your birth weight (under weight babies will tend to gain more belly fat later in life).
How to measure your visceral fat?
An image scanner such as a CT can, or MRI can accurately measure the amount of visceral fat you have. But if you do not have access to these devices, you can measure your waist, calculate your BMI (body mass index), and get your hip-to-waist ratio. For women, a waist size of 35 inches is a sign of visceral fat. For men it is 40 inches.
What is Subcutaneous Fat?
Subcutaneous fat is the outer layer of fat that you see around your abdomen. About 90% of your fat is subcutaneous fat. When you squeeze your skin, the jiggly loose soft tissue is subcutaneous fat. Women have more subcutaneous fat then men. That is why when they gain weight, they tend to get more fat all over their bodies including their arms, legs, buttocks, thighs, and abdomen.
Which type of fat is harder to lose, Subcutaneous belly fat or Visceral belly fat?
When you go on a diet or exercise program, the first type of fat you will lose is visceral fat. So, the good news is that you will see your belly area lose in inches first. But after you've achieved a leaner look, you will notice some of the subcutaneous belly fat just stays there and is the last to disappear.
There are 5 FDA approved body contouring treatments today on how to reduce belly fat:
1. Radiofrequency Fat Removal: This body contouring treatment emits a radio frequency waves for deep heating.
2. Temperature Based Fat Reduction: This body contouring treatment freezes and destroys the fat cells.
3. Ultrasound Cavitation: This body contouring treatment uses sound waves at a special frequency to target the fat cells.
4. Cold Laser: This body contouring treatment uses a cold laser to burn away the fat cells
5. High Intense Electro Magnetic Therapy (HEIMT): The newest trend on how to lose belly fat is a body contouring procedure called HIEMT.
In this article we will focus on HIEMT. We believe this to be a superior treatment for belly fat reduction because it can BOTH decrease body fat and increase muscle, the only one of that 5 treatments that can do that.
How to Lose Belly Fat with HIEMT Body Contouring?
Doing one HIEMT 30-minute treatment is like doing 20,000 sit ups. It gives you a very intense workout in a very short period. In order to lose belly fat, we place two paddles on your abdomen.
The treatment is comfortable and there is no pain. You simply relax during the 30-minute treatment. The body contouring treatment is not only ideal to lose belly fat but can be done on the arms, thighs, and buttocks.
Looking to try the HIFEM body contouring procedure? Laser Skin Clinic and At Body Contouring Clinic, have four clinics in the GTA, Mississauga, Brampton, Toronto, and Richmond Hill.