Stubborn belly fat that refuses to budge is perhaps one of the most common body hang ups, particularly among mid-life women.
Look to Instagram and TikTok for tips for resolutions and you’ll be met with endless videos of toned gym-bunnies demonstrating eye-watering abs routines that promise to deliver a flat stomach in weeks.
But top fitness scientists increasingly say that these typical core workouts are, at best useless and, at worst, could result in debilitating spine injuries.
In 2022, a group of international researchers analysed data from 13 studies looking at the efficacy of training specific muscle groups for burning fat in particular
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