Why cant you lose belly fat through weight training?

Answer 1

Weight training tones and builds muscle. It is not a calorie-burning exercise. Although abdominal exercise may offer better muscle tone , and thus straighter posture and sticking your belly out less, that does not actually burn belly fat.

To lose belly fat you must burn extra calories through aerobic exercise. If you are breathing normally and still a little short of breath, and your heart rate is elevated, THAT is aerobic exercise. Some types of aerobic exercise are jogging, swimming, bicycle-riding, rowing, even using a jump-rope. To be useful, you must keep your heart rate elevated for a minimum of 20 minutes.

For Example:

When first starting out when you haven't done a particular exercise before, speed up and slow down (such as jogging 10 seconds, walking for 50 seconds) to work in gradually. For a novice, this will still result in an elevated heart rate, and will lessen the risk of injury. After several 20 minute sessions, increase slightly the amount of aerobic exercise (such as jog 20 seconds, walk 40 seconds).