Thin on the Outside, Fat on the Inside?!

Fat but thin?

We have all know skinny people who can stuffthey faces with crips and chocolate and not put on a single pound of weight, but where is it all going?

We have two kinds of Fat in the body,

Subcutaneous fat is the type found just underneath the skin. This is the fat that keeps you from stepping into a bikini or fitting into your suit. In other words, the fat you can "see."
Visceral fat, or "hidden" fat, lives deep within the torso. It wraps itself around your heart, liver and other major organs.
Men and women tend to store this fat in different places. Men tend to collect fat around their middle (apple shape). Women typically store fat around the pelvic region, hips, bum and thighs (pear shape)


Studies are finding that thin people, especially if they don't exercise, can have high amounts of visceral fat too. Researchers have even developed a name for them: TOFI, which means "Thin on the Outside, Fat on the Inside."
If you are sedentary, you can expect to slowly accumulate a steady amount of visceral fat year after year. This is true even if your weight remains stable
So how can you determine whether or not you have too much visceral fat? If you are visibly overweight, with a large amount of subcutaneous fat, you most likely have a high amount of visceral fat, too. But if you are thin, it can be hard to tell just by looking.

Want to take steps to remove visible and invisible fat?
Get moving
I believe Exercise is the number one method for prevention and reduction of visceral fat. It can also have an impact on subcutaneous fat. But always check with your doctor before you increase your activity level.

• Exercise moderately (30 minutes most days of the week) to help to prevent an increase in visceral fat. Walking, jogging, swimming, tennis and other activities all can help.
• If you already have excess visceral fat, try to work in more vigorous amounts of exercise for longer periods of time, 60 minutes would be ideal.
• Work some strength into your routine at least two days a week. Since muscle burns more calories, exercises that increase muscle strength are great. Like press up, pull ups, star jumps, squats and lunges.
• Remember, spot exercising, such as doing sit-ups, can tighten abdominal muscles, but it will not target visceral fat.