Excess visceral fat can increase your risk for chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Lifting weights is one of the most effective ways to help reduce visceral fat. Before you start a ...

The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine ...

Here’s what to know about body composition numbers and what these metrics mean for your health and performance.

Spending too much time being sedentary is the number one habit to break to burn visceral fat. Smart exercise strategies such as starting small, setting a timer and variety can help. Nutrition, sleep ...

Body fat percentage and body fat mass aren’t the same thing, so if your goal is to lose fat and look more sculpted or defined, you’ll need to know the difference. As a personal trainer, I’ve spent ...

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Regular aerobic exercise and targeted resistance training exercises can help reduce abdominal fat, especially when paired ...

406 overweight adults with a BMI of 25-40 (53% women) and aged between 35-70 completed sessions of strength, cardio, or a combo of both, for an hour three times per week, over the course of one year.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Belly fat — both the visible kind and the deep kind that sits around your organs — is caused by a combination of factors. This ...