Q: We all have different body fat percentages ? why is that you get so many slim people with fat round their middle or concentrated in certain places on the body and yet the rest of their bodies have little fat accumulations. Does this mean that someone could have low body fat and yet have high body fat round their waist. Is it possible to even out your body fat distribution?

A: Unfortunately that's just the way our bodies work -- they like storing fat around the stomach. So yes, it's definitely very possible to be quite lean overall and yet still have a layer of fat on the stomach that doesn't let the 'six-pack' show through.

There is nothing we can do to change our body's preference as to where store fat or where we lose fat first. But if we lose fat overall, eventually we'll lose it from the stubborn areas like the stomach too. In order to lose those last bits of fat, most people have to have a good and disciplined training and nutrition programs. Usually a man would need body fat levels of 10% or lower in order to see his six-pack.