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A program to lose weight in the core improves the way you look and how you feel. Reduce calories and become more physically active to get rid of extra pounds.

To lose belly fat in the next 30 days you need a balanced plan of diet and exercise. Here's what you can do.

A small amount of fat is an essential part of a healthy diet. Excess fat is stored in the body's cells until it is needed for energy. When the body requires more energy, it breaks down fats in a chemical process known as metabolism.

You can crunch, twist and plank your core every day and never achieve a six pack if you don't change your diet. For all your hard work to show, you must reduce your body fat.

Go ahead and do that 30-day ab challenge, but it won't reveal results -- especially a six-pack -- if you don't bother to also alter your diet. The strongest, most developed abs won't show if they're masked by a layer of fat.

In the latest Stronger podcast episode, Bulletproof Coffee founder Dave Asprey talks biohacks that can help you become your highest-performing self.

You can't target your belly alone for weight loss, but effective lifestyle changes can help you get rid of fat all over, including your midsection.

Making smarter food choices, adding cardio to your exercise routine and working out to build muscle all over, not just your stomach, is what you need to do trim down your spare tire.

Wrapping your stomach in plastic wrap while exercising may cause you to lose a tiny amount of water weight temporarily, but it will have no effect on belly fat.

Chubby cheeks are cute on a baby, but if you long for a more chiseled, mature look, lifestyle changes might help.

No one can predict exactly how they are going to lose weight, since patterns of weight loss vary greatly from one person to the next. Those stubborn love handles may be the last weight to go with diet and exercise.