"More recently, University of Aberdeen researchers found resistance exercises such as planks and crunches were less effective than running and cycling for reducing fat around the middle.
The problem with so-called 'spot training' movements, Ms Wyndham-Read says, is that they only target a small group of muscles in the area.
Not only is this inefficient for fat burning, but the effect on muscle tone and strength will be 'minimal', says the trainer, who has nearly three million subscribers to her fitness YouTube channel."
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