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I just read a great newsletter on fat loss that I though you’d enjoy.  It comes from fat loss and fitness expert Rob Poulos, author of the bestselling book ‘Fat Burning Furnace’
( http://fatburningfurnace.atozfitness.com )

Here it is, enjoy…

Lewis

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Hi lewis, 

You know these people.  Perhaps you’re one of them.

They look skinny in clothes, perhaps even "in shape".  But when the shirt comes off, or the shorts come out, yikes! 

The ’skinny fat’ disguise.

This is a very common problem…in fact I just received another question from one of my readers about this: 

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Hi Rob, 

Your recent article was quite interesting but I do have a problem with my body.  I do exercise but my body is not that firm and toned,it really irritates me when someone pokes my bum …all they do is laugh and say my body is like jelly.  This is mostly from my abdomen to my knees.  What effective exercise can I do to tone my bum, and my thighs?

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Okay, this is an easy one, really.  When someone tells me they workout and exercise but are not firmed or toned, it is usually because they are doing the wrong type of exercise. (Usually some form of traditional aerobic or cardio exercise).  

To get that firm feeling and toned look, you must add lean muscle to your body, and you must burn off the body fat layer on top of that muscle.

The best way to do this is to use an intense form of resistance training, forcing your body to adapt quickly by adding muscle mass, strength, and stripping away body fat.  

Further more, use a full body workout including several exercises that work your entire musculature (make sure to include the squat, which is the best bum and thigh toner in existence).  Work each of them slowly and safely but hard, to the point where you cannot continue despite your greatest effort.

If you do this right you’ll be in an out of the gym in 15-25 minutes or so.  And you won’t have to (and won’t want to) come back for another 2-3 days. 

Let’s also address the fact that this reader also is most concerned with the area between her stomach and her thighs.  Of course a typical problem area for women due to genetics and thousands of years of evolution.

These spot reducing concerns have an almost mystical aura surrounding them for some people…I sometimes think they wonder to themselves, "What is this magical force that makes all of my fat land in my belly or my butt or thighs?". 

Well, as I’ve said before, the only way to reduce fat from your problem areas is by reducing your overal body fat percentage.

Fat comes off uniformly, not in specific areas…that is a fact.

Focusing on whole body fat loss is the ticket…and keeping your eye on that body fat percentage will result in fat loss all over your body, including the problem areas. 

There’s really nothing mystical or magical about it, but when you put these ideas into practice consistently, for a few weeks, it starts to feel like it.  And soon enough it starts to look like it as you’ve just made your ’skinny fat’ disguise disappear…POOF!

By the way, if you haven’t yet read my Fat Burning Furnace eBook, you need to go and do that right now. 

I lost over 40 pounds of fat, totally reshaped my body, boosted my energy and health immensely…and I did in just a few months with workouts that last just 15-20 minutes performed 2-3 times each week.  It took me years to learn all of the secrets I use…but you can download my eBook right now and discover them for yourself in just a few minutes here:

http://fatburningfurnace.atozfitness.com

Here’s to getting lean, strong, and healthy for life, Rob Poulos Zero to Hero Fitness