Exercises such as tummy crunches, leg lifts and torso twists will not reduce the fat in a particular area of your body. Weight-training exercises will not spot reduce either. To a large extent, genetic and hormonal factors control where fat is deposited in our bodies. If you are female, you are likely to store fat in your legs and buttocks. Women blessed with slim thighs, however, may have a family history of carrying excess weight around the stomach.
Males often inherit the spare tire around the middle.
What You Can Do The good news, however, is that you do have a certain amount of control over your body's appearance. To remove body fat from anywhere on your body you need to use the fat for energy. Although you will lose weight all over, fat will generally be lost first from the area of the body where it was last deposited. The best exercise to achieve the fat loss is aerobic activity such as walking, jogging, cycling, stair stepping and swimming. It should be done at least three times per week for 30 to 45 minutes per session.