Raise your hand if you are frustrated with having stubborn belly fat?  

Alright, now raise your hand again if you think doing a thousand crunches a day is going to help you lose that stubborn belly fat?  

False! 

In this episode of Next Level, my guest brings you a hard truth: Doing more and more ab exercises is not a practical approach for getting rid of stubborn belly fat.  

JJ Virgin, celebrity nutrition and fitness expert, as well as the author of four New York Times bestselling books, including The Virgin Diet and the Sugar Impact Diet, explains the truth behind that stubborn belly fat. JJ discusses why we have it, why doing more crunches won’t solve the problem, and what we need to do instead. 

What you’ll learn: 

• The research behind the relationship between a calorie-control diet/exercise and belly fat 
• Different factors that play into weight loss resistance 

• The effect your friends and family have on your body fat percentage  
• The two main hormones that caus