Why a summer body shouldn’t be your only fitness goal
Live MintExam season is around the corner, which means we are not too far away from the summer holiday season. The most common demands that coaches and trainers hear from any newcomer to a gym are for losing some flab around the tummy, toning their arms and shedding a few kilos, says Abraar Khan Waryah, co-founder and head coach of Gridiron Fitness Studio in Kolkata. While this is the reality in the world of instant gratification, the bad news for those looking to get a “summer body" in a hurry is that no good coach or trainer is likely to accept clients with such poor goals for choosing to exercise. Further bad news, in case one tries taking matters into their own hands and starts working out on their own, using free advice and exercise videos on the internet, is that spot reduction of fat with exercise doesn’t really happen. On the activity front, burning more calories through exercise is the way ahead," says Spoorthi S, a fitness expert at Cult Fit.
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