As a personal trainer, I’m constantly dispelling the myth that you can “spot train” certain areas of your body. Exercises that target your core, arms, and legs have plenty of benefits, but doing them won’t reduce body fat or shed inches in those regions. The only way to lose fat is by eating fewer calories than you burn each day, and even then, you can’t dictate where on your body you’ll see that loss.

So when fitness trainer Olivia Lawson’s recent “Hourglass” workout popped up on my YouTube feed, I was skeptical (and a bit annoyed). Was this yet another influencer trying to convince the masses that doing her workouts would result in a specific body type? I didn’t want to judge it without trying it first, so I pulled out my favorite dumbbells and pressed play.

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