Crunches Alone Won't Give You a Six Pack: The Myth of Spot Reduction

While exercise performance improved, there was no significant reduction in abdominal fat.

This corroborateda few other studiesthat suggest that spot reduction is a myth.

you could’t pick and choose where you lose fat, you just have to work on losing fat overall.

This isn’t to say strength training isn’t helpful, of course.

Crunches do nothing to help you with this goal.

That’s the equivalent of 0.0008 tablespoons of butter.)

Be patient, and you’ll eventually see fat loss in your desired areas.