When it comes to losing the dreaded belly fat, aerobic exercise has been found to be best.
A study carried out by Duke University Medical Center compared how effective aerobic exercise, resistance training and a combination of the two were at losing visceral fat.
The study found aerobic training significantly reduced visceral fat and liver fat.
Aerobic exercise also did a better job than resistance training, particularly at improving fasting insulin resistance, and reducing liver enzymes and fasting triglyceride levels.
Resistance training achieved no significant reductions in visceral fat, liver fat, liver enzyme levels or improvements in insulin resistance.
The combination of aerobic with resistance training achieved results similar to aerobic training alone.